This six-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the six first months of 2014, specifically describing the following areas:
- On average, 18 persons were killed extra judicially every month
- Torture in custody continues
- Perpetration of disappearance by men claiming to be from law enforcement
- 132 persons were killed in political violence in six months
- The Upazila Elections 2014
- By-election of Narayanganj-5 constituency
- Attack on the ‘Bihari Camp’ at Mirpur
- Violence against religious minority communities
- Barriers to meetings and assemblies
- Violation of right to freedom of the media
- Government’s negative attitude towards freedom of association and of expression
- Bangladesh-India and Bangladesh-Myanmar relations
- Situation of ready-made garment workers
- Violence against women
- Information and Communication Technology Act 2006 remains
human-rights-monitoring-Six Monthly-report-2014 (full text in English, pdf)
human-rights-monitoring-Six Monthly-report-2014 (full text in Bangla, pdf)
