The first six months of 2018 human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas:
Statistics of Human Rights Violations: January-June 2018
Executive Summary
Main Report
A. State Repression and Impunity
-Extrajudicial killings
-Enforced disappearances
-Torture and lack of accountability of law enforcement agencies
-Prison conditions
-Political repression and hindrance to freedom of assembly
-Criminalisation of ruling party
B. Public Lynching
C. ‘Extremism’ and Human Rights
D. Dysfunctional State Institutions
-Anti Corruption Commission
-Election Commission
-Local government and bi-elections
-Khulna and Gazipur City Corporation elections
E. Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media
-Repressive laws
-Freedom of the media
F. Workers’ Rights
-Situation of workers in the formal sector
-Situation of workers in the informal sector
-Situation of women migrant workers
G. Relation with Neighbouring Countries: India and Myanmar
-Aggressive policy of India towards Bangladesh
-Acts of genocide against Rohingyas in Myanmar
H. Violence against Women
-Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2017 promotes child marriage
I. Hindrance to human rights activities of Odhikar
Recommendations
Six-Month_HRR_2018 (full text in English, PDF)
