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 […]
Human rights monitoring report : February 2015
The February 2015 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Heightened levels of political violence Human rights violations by BSF along the border Public lynching Violence against women Information and Communication Technology Act, 2006 (Amended 2009 and 2013) still exists Hindrance of human rights activities […]
Human rights monitoring report: January 2015
The monthly human rights monitoring report for January 2015 describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Heightened political violence one year after ‘elections’; Deliberarte shooting after arrest and extrajudicial killings; Torture and degrading treatment in custody; Allegations of enforced disappearance; Mass arrests and the condition of prisons; Hindrance to freedom […]
CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE
Enforced disappearance is a particularly heinous human rights violation, which is considered a crime against humanity as defined in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The crime of enforced disappearance is deeply rooted in an exploitative and oppressive system that breeds poverty and violates basic human rights. It is an instrument of […]
Human rights monitoring report : November 2014
The November 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Criminalization of politics Extrajudicial killings Lack of accountability of law enforcement agencies BGB atrocities on villagers in Dinajpur Torture in custody Allegations of enforced disappearance Barriers to meetings and assemblies Hindrance to freedom of expression […]
Human rights monitoring report : October 2014
The October 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence Extrajudicial killings continue Lack of accountability of law enforcement agencies Sedition cases filed against two students of Dhaka University Arrests under Special Powers Act, 1974 Allegations of […]
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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)