Odhikar has released this six-monthly human rights monitoring report from January to June 2016, despite facing persecution and continuous harassment and threats to its existence. The human rights situation in Bangladesh has become catastrophic. Hindrances to freedom of expression and repression of the ordinary people and leaders and activists of the opposition political parties continue. […]
Allegation of torture to a school boy after detaining him at Jessore Kotowali Police Station
On June 8, 2016 at around 2:30 pm, Sub-Inspector (SI) Biplob Hossain, In-charge of Upashahar Police Outpost, arrested Ainul Haque Rohit (16), a student of class X at Badsha Faisal Islami Institute, from his house. Ainul Haque Rohit is the son of Kamal Hossain and Juli Begum, residents of Sector- 1, Upashahar Union Parishad- 5 […]
Allegation of the killing of Shahid Al Mahmud by police 16 days after his disappearance
Shahid Al Mahmud (22) was the son of Rajab Ali and Josna Begum, residents of Badanpur of Kalicharanpur Union under Jhenaidah Sadar upazila. He was a student of Jhenaidah Siddikiya Aliya Madrassa and an activist of the Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir . On June 14 at around 12:15am, Shahid was taken away by a group […]
মানবাধিকার প্রতিবেদনঃ মে ২০১৬
মে ২০১৬ এর মাসিক মানবাধিকার প্রতিবেদনে বাংলাদেশের মানবাধিকার অবস্থার নিন্মোক্ত বিষয়গুলো বর্ণনা করা হলোঃ সংবাদ মাধ্যম ও মতপ্রকাশের স্বাধীনতায় হস্তক্ষেপ রাজনৈতিক সহিংসতা এবং স্থানীয় সরকার নির্বাচনে সরকারি দলের ব্যাপক অনিয়ম ধরে নিয়ে যাওয়ার পর গুম করার অভিযোগ বিচারবহির্ভূত হত্যাকাণ্ড বাঁশখালীর গণ্ডামারা এলাকাবাসীর ওপর হামলা ও হয়রানি অব্যাহত আইন শৃংখলা রক্ষাকারী বাহিনীর সদস্যদের আইনবহির্ভূত আচরণ গণপিটুনীতে […]
Human rights monitoring report: May 2016
The May 2016 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Hindrance to freedom of expression and the media Political violence and vote rigging in local government elections Allegations of enforced disappearance Extrajudicial killings Attacks and harassment on inhabitants of Gondamara in Banshkhali Unlawful acts of […]
Human rights monitoring report : April 2016
The April 2016 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Further hindrance to freedom of expression and the media Political violence and vote rigging in Union Parishad elections Extrajudicial killings Shooting in the legs of detainees Allegations of enforced disappearance Public lynching continues Human rights […]
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Members/Partners
- Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN)
- Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD)
- Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
- Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL)
- CIVICUS
- HURIDOCS
- International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
- International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
- World Organization against Torture (OMCT)