Odhikar

BSF allegedly kills a Bangladeshi at Nagorbhita border in Thakurgaon

The Border Security Force of India (BSF) has allegedly tortured and killed Mohammad Hajirul Islam (27), son of late Iyaz Uddin and Hajera Khatun of South Dowari village in Baliyadangi Upazila of Thakurgaon district in Bangladesh on the night of September 1, 2012. Nagorbhita border of Bangladesh on its opposite has Tingao border of Goalpukur Police Station in […]

September 1, 2012 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : August 2012

The August 2012 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, and deals specifically with the following areas: Political violence Police stop meetings of medical college admission candidates Torture in custody Public lynching Police submitted final report on the case filed by Limon’s mother and attack his family School teacher assaulted […]

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AFAD’s concern on the cases of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh

The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) expresses its concern about the recent rise of the cases of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh. In a single district of Munshigonj, 8 bodies have been found in a period of one week. Many families are claiming that their relatives were disappeared after members of the law enforcing agencies […]

August 30, 2012 | Read full story | Comments { 1 }

Statement by Odhikar on the International Day of the Disappeared

On the International Day of the Disappeared, the human rights organization Odhikar notes

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Mohammad Anwar Hossain of Bhola district was allegedly tortured at the Lalmohon Police Station

On August 20, 2012 at around 8:00 pm Lalmohon police arrested and took Mohammad Anwar Hossain, son of Manik Showdagar and Bibi Sokhina to Lalmohon Police Station of Bhola district in custody. His family alleged that the police tied his hands from behind, blindfolded him and beat him on the leg inside the police station. Odhikar’s Statement Torture […]

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Human rights monitoring report : July 2012

The July 2012 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, and deals in particular with the following subjects: Political violence Extrajudicial killings continue Torture in custody Another charge sheet against Limon Protest against the statement of the State Minister for Law regarding human rights organisations Public lynching Imposition of Section […]

August 1, 2012 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }