WHEN human rights abuses within a state persistently occur, the issue becomes public knowledge and repressive states will try their utmost to hide their actions, but to no avail. However, there are some actions and instances where establishing state responsibility becomes difficult while the abused continue to suffer. This is especially true if the state […]
No to ’special circumstances’ in Law, No to Child Marriage
Taskin Fahmina* Child marriage is a widespread epidemic in Bangladesh. According to the UNICEF, Bangladesh has the fourth highest rate of child marriage in the world; and the highest rate of marriage involving girls under 15. It is more prevalent in rural areas where 71% of girls are married before the age of 18, compared […]
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS: AMIDST THREATS
MANILA, 10 December 2016 – On this day, the 68th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) pays tribute to all human rights defenders (HRDs) in the world. While disrespect for basic human rights continues to increase and victims in all parts of […]
BANGLADESH: Stop Repression on Human Rights Defenders! Odhikar’s Statement on Human Rights Day
Today is 10 December, universally recognised as International Human Rights Day. The day is observed every year on 10 December worldwide after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. This year, Human Rights Day calls on everyone to stand up for someone’s rights! Many of […]
Human rights monitoring report : November 2016
The November 2016 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Criminalisation and violence under political patronisation Enforced disappearances Extrajudicial killings Inhuman treatment and lack of accountability Death in jail Public lynching Violation of human rights of minority communities Genocide against the Rohingya community in Myanmar […]
মানবাধিকার প্রতিবেদনঃ নভেম্বর ২০১৬
নভেম্বর ২০১৬ এর মাসিক মানবাধিকার প্রতিবেদনে বাংলাদেশের মানবাধিকার অবস্থার নিন্মোক্ত বিষয়গুলো বর্ণনা করা হলোঃ রাজনৈতিক পৃষ্ঠপোষকতায় দুর্বৃত্তায়ন ও সহিংসতা গুম বিচারবহির্ভূত হত্যাকাণ্ড অমানবিক আচরণ ও আইন-শৃঙ্খলা রক্ষাকারী বাহিনীর জবাবদিহিতার অভাব কারাগারে মৃত্যু গণপিটুনীতে মানুষ হত্যা সংখ্যালঘু সম্প্রদায় ও ক্ষুদ্রজাতিগোষ্ঠির মানবাধিকার লঙ্ঘন মিয়ানমারে রোহিঙ্গা জনগোষ্ঠির ওপর চলমান গণহত্যা সভা-সমাবেশ ও মতপ্রকাশের স্বাধীনতা বাধাগ্রস্ত ভারত সরকারের আগ্রাসী […]
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