The March 2015 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Worsening human rights situation due to political crisis City Corporation Elections under a turbulent political situation Human rights violations by BSF along the border The human rights of minority communities Violence against women Information and […]
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE on Bangladesh: Global anti-torture movement alarmed over possible licence to torture
Geneva-Dhaka, 27 March 2015 – the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and Odhikar call on the government of Bangladesh to reject proposals to amend the country’s Torture and Custodial Death Prohibition and Prevention Act 2013. The proposed amendments would have the effect of condoning systematic practice of torture and immunizing from any responsibility. In early […]
2014 FIDH Comic Strip Report
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AFAD and FORUM-ASIA statement on Bangladesh: Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances amidst political impasse must end
On February 10, 2015 the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) jointly released a statement on the current situation of Bangladesh. AFAD and FORUM-ASIA express deep concern over the extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances by the security forces of Bangladesh, centering on the current confrontations […]
A journey towards anarchy, political uncertainty and human rights violations: possibilities of dire consequences if there is no negotiated political settlement
The Awami League led Grand Alliance government amended the Constitution, ignoring protests from the main Opposition and other political parties; and criticism from various sectors of society. This Amendment was possible as the Alliance had the power of absolute majority in the Parliament before the elections, which were held on January 5, 2014 on the […]
ফিরে দেখা ৫ জানুয়ারি : ভয়ের পরিবেশ সৃষ্টি করা হয়েছে
৫ জানুয়ারি থেকে ৫ জানুয়ারি। কেমন গেল একটি বছর। কেমন গেল দেশের রাজনীতি ও মানবাধিকার পরিস্থিতি। চলমান রাজনৈতিক সংকট সমাধানের উপায় কী? এসব নিয়ে কথা বলেছেন মানবাধিকার সংগঠন অধিকার–এর সেক্রেটারি আদিলুর রহমান খান সাক্ষাৎকার নিয়েছেনl মশিউল আলম প্রথম আলো ২০১৪ সালের ৫ জানুয়ারির নির্বাচনের মাধ্যমে গঠিত সরকার এক বছর পূর্ণl করতে যাচ্ছে। এই এক বছরে […]
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