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Human rights monitoring report : January-March 2009

The January-March 2010 three-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas:

  • Try Pilkhana killings in an open court under existing laws
  • Deaths of BDR members in custody
  • Interference in freedom of thought and expression hinders Constitutional guarantees
  • Government imposed censorship on websites
  • Imposition of strict conditions for the registration of political parties
  • Cabinet approves Anti-Terrorism Bill
  • Political violence continues
  • India-Bangladesh border violence
  • Extra-judicial killings
  • Death in jail
  • Freedom of the press
  • Condition of the ready-made garment workers
  • Rape
  • Dowry-related violence
  • Acid violence

The report closes with statistics on violations and a list of 8 recommendations to the government of Bangladesh.

human rights monitoring-monthly report-Jan Mar 2009-eng (full text in English, PDF)

human rights monitoring-monthly report-Jan Mar 2009-ben (full text in Bangla, PDF)

 

 

 

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