The May 2013 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Violence on and killing of unarmed Hefazate Islam activists at midnight and the closure of opposition media Violent political situation Meetings and assemblies prohibited Tortured to death by law enforcement agencies Government statement at the […]
BSF members shot Muktar Dai and Mohammad Nur Islam to death at Bojruk border of Horipur Police Station in Thakurgaon district
On January 1, 2013 at around 4:30 am Muktar Dai (23), son of Ainul Dai and late Rekha Dai of Dhirganj village under Haripur police station of Thakurgaon district in northern Bangladesh and Mohammad Nur Islam (32), son of Abdur Rahman and Nurjahan of Bojruk village were shot to death by the members of the […]
Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission and Odhikar on the occasion of the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women’s visit in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has been ruled alternately by two women for more than two decades. Both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition are women, and the posts have been held by women since the 1990s. The country’s parliament has more than sixty female members and several of them are members of the cabinet. There […]
Violence in Bangladesh Politics and its Impact on Human Rights
On April 20, 2013 Odhikar organised a meeting titled ‘Violence in Bangladesh Politics and its Impact on Human Rights’ at Hotel Favour Inn International at the Old Railway Station Road in Chittagong. The meeting was presided over by Odhikar’s Director, ASM Nasiruddin Elan. A keynote paper was presented by Programme Officer Mohammad Ahsanuzzaman. AKM Belayet […]
Korban Ali (25) shot to death and Amena Akhter (13) injured by shooting in Mutubi village of Shonaimuri Upazila under Noakhali district
On February 28, 2013 the International Crimes Tribunal-1 delivered death sentence to Jamaat-e-Islami’s Nayeb-e-Amir Delwar Hossain Sayedee for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. Country wide general strike was called to protest against the judgement, where several persons were killed in clashes between the police and protesters in Rajganj of Begumganj Upazila […]
Odhikar condemns the indiscriminate killing of hundreds of unarmed Hefazate Islam activists and curtailing media freedom
On May 7, 2013 Odhikar issued a statement on the brutal and indiscriminate killing of hundreds of unarmed Hefazate Islam activists and curtailing media freedom. On May 6, 2013 at around 2:30 am, a reported 10 thousand members of police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), along with the armed cadres of […]
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