Odhikar

Human rights monitoring report : February 2011

The February 2011 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: the Prime Minister’s statement and following extra-judicial killings the whereabouts of a shopkeeper, picked up by RAB, remain unknown the demand for withdrawal of cases against people who demonstrated at Arial Beel arrests under Anti […]

March 1, 2011 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Teenage girl Felani killed by the BSF firing at Anantapur border under Kurigram district

South Ramkhana is a village at the Bangladesh border under Naggeshwari Upazila of the Bangladesh-India border district of Kurigram. Most of the occupants of this impoverished village are either farmers or make a living by agriculture. Due to poverty and a very poor and difficult communication system, most children of this locality cannot go to […]

March 1, 2011 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Odhikar’s concern about Anti-Terrorism Act 2009

February 23, 2011 24 February 2011 marks the second anniversary of the enactment of Anti-terrorism Act. Odhikar would like to express and reiterate its grave concern on the Act that was passed in the very first session of the current Parliament on February 24, 2009. Earlier, on February 19, 2009, the Government, at a Cabinet […]

February 23, 2011 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Delwar Hossain of Madaripur disappears, after being picked up by RAB

Delwar Hossain (30) a trader of scrap paper, metal and plastic, is the son of Bonde Ali Mia and Shinavan Bibi who lives in Kolatola, Ward 3 of Shantinogor in Madaripur municipality. The family alleges that at around 9.30 pm on 23 June 2011 Delwar was taken away by some people who identified themselves as members of the […]

February 15, 2011 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Mohammad Rafiqul Islam allegedly disappeared after being picked up by RAB

At around 4.30pm on February 15, 2011, Mohammad Rafiqul Islam (41), a salesman of ‘Islam Departmental Store’, located at 620, North Shahjahanpur in Dhaka Metropolitan City, was detained by RAB members. It was alleged by the family members of Rafiqul that after being detained, he was not to be found anywhere. The family members of Rafiqul stated that […]

February 15, 2011 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Bangladesh : mid-term assessment and report on the Universal Periodic Review

Bangladesh has so far failed to implement the promises made before the international community in the Human Rights Council, on key human rights issues. The elected government of Bangladesh, within weeks of coming to office in first week of January 2009, sent a high profile delegation, headed by the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Dr. Dipu […]

February 10, 2011 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }