On 6 January 2010 at around 3 am, the victims Nazrul Islam (34) and Anwar Hossain (26) along with 10 persons went to Tentulia Kazipara border in Panchagar District and crossed the main pillar no 442, sub-pillar 6. While they were at Haptia Indian border, suddenly the BSF troops started firing at them. Around 30/40 […]
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A mentally disabled Bangladeshi allegedly beaten to death by Indian citizens at the Ghashuriya border under Dinajpur District
Babul Sheikh (48) was a resident of Choughoria village under Birampur Upazila of Dinajpur District. He was beaten to death by Indian civilians on 5 January 2010 at around 1.00 am in a betel grove which was 500 yards inside India from the main pillar no 288, sub-pillar 54. He was mentally disabled and used […]
Human rights monitoring report : November 2009
The November 2009 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Transparency and accountability must be ensured in the trial of the BDR Jawans to maintain human rights and political stability Increase in remand and torture may undermine the role of the judiciary to ensure human […]
Human rights monitoring report : October 2009
The October 2009 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan’s comment on extrajudicial killings The banning of Hizbut Tahrir Torture of a journalist under RAB custody State inflicted persecution of Lamppost members Incidents of torture in remand continue Law Minister’s comment […]
Human rights monitoring report : January-September 2009
The human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the first nine months of 2009, specifically describing the following areas: Despite the Government’s declaration of zero tolerance, 97 have been killed extrajudicially in the past 9 nine months Torturing of BDR members in custody must stop Odhikar torture prevention programme has […]
Human rights monitoring report : August 2009
The August 2009 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Extra-judicial killings are on the rise Odhikar appeals to the Supreme Court to ensure human rights and a fair trial of the accused in BDR mutiny case Odhikar expresses its concern over the deaths of children […]
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