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Human rights monitoring report : February 2014

The February 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence persists The Upazila Parishad Elections 2014 Extrajudicial killings continue Public lynching continues The human rights of religious minority communities Harassment on Odhikar Information and Communication Technology Act 2006 (Amended 2009 and 2013) still […]

March 1, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : January 2014

The January 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence over the 5th January Parliamentary Elections Attacks on vulnerable communities before and after elections On an average one person killed extrajudicially everyday Violations on freedom of speech, expression and media Human rights violations […]

February 1, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Odhikar’s statement on the occasion of International Human Rights Day: Constant political violence causes human rights violations

Odhikar issued a statement on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2013. Odhikar would first like to honour the great human rights defender, Nelson Mandela. The Odhikar team expresses deep condolences on the death of South Africa’s great leader. Odhikar recalls with due respect his invaluable contribution and struggles for […]

December 10, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : November 2013

The November 2013 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence escalates over the declaration of election schedule Harassment to Odhikar continues Violations on freedom of expression and media Discriminatory Anti Corruption Commission Act (Amendment 2013) passed in Parliament Death in custody due to […]

December 1, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : October 2013

The October 2013 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Violence increases due to political crisis created over the election process Violations on media freedom Information and Communication Technology Act 2006 (Amendment 2013) Bill passed in Parliament, along with Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Bill, […]

November 1, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : July 2013

The July 2013 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence Attack on students protesting against the quota system Meetings and assemblies prohibited Imposition of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Human rights violations along the border by BSF Extrajudicial killings continue […]

August 1, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed