It was alleged by the family members of the deceased that Samsel Islam Robin (42), son of Fakir Mondol from the village of Sreerampur, Magura, was shot and killed by the Police of the district Detective Branch beside the Kaliganj-Dorshona road near the Kotchandpur bus-stand at 12.00 pm on February 3, 2009. fact-finding-extrajudicial killings-Samsel Islam Robin-2009-eng (full text […]
Submission by Odhikar and FIDH to the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review on Bangladesh
Odhikar, a duly established human rights organisation in Bangladesh, and FIDH submit this information on Bangladesh under the General Guidelines for submission of information for Universal Periodic Review. Odhikar had long been concerned about precarious human rights conditions in Bangladesh, but this report covers situations documented by the organisation for the last three years i.e.01 […]
Allegations of Habib being tortured to death by the Police at Chandgaon, Chittagong
It was unearthed through fact-finding that Md. Habib (18) and Arif (20) were arrested by a group of Police Officers led by SI Md. Rafique in the Chandgaon Police Station in the Chittagong municipality’s Badamtol area at 3.45 am on January 28, 2009. Following the arrest, Md. Habib and Arif were taken to the Police Station. The […]
Upazila Parishad Election Observation Annex-2009
Odhikar, a human rights organisation, has been observing elections as a part of its organisational spectrum of work. Since its inception in 1994, Odhikar has established itself as a credible and reliable organisation in Bangladesh in the area of election observation, both national and local. Internationally, it has earned a good reputation and established relationship […]
Upazila Parishad election observation Report 2009
Being a member of the Election Working Group, Odhikar observed 75 upazilas of 38 districts under 6 divisions during the Upazila Parishad election. A team consisting of five mobile election observers were deployed in each of the 75 upazilas. Odhikar observers were responsible for identifying and gathering key information on irregularities, intimidation, violation of the […]
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