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Human rights monitoring report : May 2007

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June 1, 2007 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Journalist Noor Ahmed tortured and forced to stay away from profession by RAB in Sylhet

Noor Ahmed, the editor of the daily newspaper Doinik Sylhet Protidin and also the General Secretary of the Sylhet Press Club, alleged that on April 7, 2007, several officers of RAB 9 arrested him and subjected him to severe torture after which he was handed over to the police following the filing of an extortion […]

April 7, 2007 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Extrajudicial killings during the first 30 days of emergency in 2007

From 12 January to 10 February 2007 during the first 30 days of emergency total 29 persons have been reportedly killed and 52027 persons have been arrested. Of the 29 people killed by law enforcement agencies, 11 persons were killed by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), 9 by police, 6 by the army and 3 by […]

February 11, 2007 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Human rights monitoring report : January 2007

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February 1, 2007 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Annual activity report : 2007

Bangladesh returned to democracy 17 years ago following a popular upsurge, constitutional liberties still face some challenges. The human rights situation and overall political and security conditions in Bangladesh have deteriorated on many counts over the last decade, concurrent with the shift in the role of the state, from socio-economic welfare of the citizens to […]

February 1, 2007 | Read full story | Comments are closed

32 deaths by law enforcement agencies and 19 deaths by BSF in January 2007

According to the documentation of Odhikar, on human rights violations which occurred during 01 to 31 January 2007, as many as 32 persons were killed by the law enforcement agencies. Of them, 16 were killed by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), 9 by police, 5 by the army and 2 by joint forces. During 1-11 […]

February 1, 2007 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }