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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

Police allegedly tortured Jonayed Hossain Leon, General Secretary of Chhatra Dal of Kapasia upazila unit in Gazipur district

Junayed Hossain Leon (30), son of late Abdul Gani Master and Ismat Ara Begum and a resident of Targaon village under Kapasia Upazila in Gazipur District was tortured in police lockup after he was arrested on November 25, 2013 from the house of late Mosarrof Hossain at Pabur village in Gazipur, alleged Shamima Chowdhury, wife […]

December 12, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed

AHRC: The state of human rights in Bangladesh, 2013

On December 10, 2013, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) released its annual report on the state of human rights in Bangladesh, 2013. Today, life in Bangladesh continues to deteriorate. Denial of human dignity has become part of the fabric of daily life in Bangladesh, and outright denial of this reality is the default setting of […]

December 11, 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

Statement regarding human rights report for August 2013

Odhikar releases its human rights monitoring report every month based on the fact findings carried out by its local human rights defenders across the country and documentation. It has been Odhikar releases its human rights monitoring report eve doing this in an unbiased and responsible manner since its inception in 1994. HRR_Aug 2013_Odhikar (full text […]

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