The January-September 2010 nine-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas:
- On an average every 3 days, 1 person is reported killed extra judicially
- Death in custody
- Torture in custody
- The Government shut down a photo-exhibition on ‘crossfire’
- Freedom of media and incidents of government prohibition
- Contempt of Court – Amar Desh Acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman and journalist Oliullah Noman
- ‘Channel 1’ closes down
- Government blocks Facebook
- Attacks on journalists
- Arrests under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009 and torture
- President’s clemency for death-row prisoners
- Political violence
- Disruption of political assembly
- Human rights violations by Indian BSF: Odhikar rejects the statement of the DG, BSF
- Arrest and handing over of leaders who are struggling for self-determination
- Violence against women
- Government declines Odhikar’s application for torture prevention programme extension
- Allegation of enforced disappearances and killings following arrests by law enforcement agencies
- Human rights of the religious and ethnic minority communities
- Trial of the BDR mutiny
- Situation at the readymade garments sector
The report closes with statistics on violations and a list of 17 recommendations to the government of Bangladesh.
human rights monitoring-monthly report-Jan Sep 2010-eng (full text in English, PDF)
human rights monitoring-monthly report-Jan Sep 2010-ben (full text in Bangla, PDF)
