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Tag Archives | Border violence/killings

Human rights monitoring report : October 2010

The October 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Ferocity of political violence Protest against taking of land for an ‘Army Housing Scheme’ for the armed forces Torture and killing persists at borders despite assurances to the contrary given by the Director General of […]

November 1, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : January-September 2010

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 […]

October 1, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : July 2010

The July 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Continuation of ‘Extra-judicial killings’ is cause for concern Allegation of enforced disappearances and killings following arrests by law enforcement agencies Sylhet border under attack by BSF and Indian intruders Police obstruct human chain made by opposition […]

August 1, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : May 2010

The May 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Extrajudicial killing Allegations of death in Police custody Whereabouts of a wood merchant unknown after arrest by RAB Continuance of political violence Attack on journalists Government Blocks Facebook Allegations of a Boro leader being handed […]

June 1, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : January-March 2010

The January-March 2010 three-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Government (in) actions regarding ‘extra-judicial killings’ Crossfire/encounter/gun fight Death caused by torture Disappearance The Government shut down the photo-exhibition on ‘crossfire’ Odhikar rejects the Statement of the Director General of RAB Bangladesh and India: border […]

April 1, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Odhikar condemns BSF firing at Bangladeshi citizens in Jointapur, Sylhet

March 15, 2010 Statement On March 14, 2010, the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire at the Jointapur frontier in Sylhet District which left 15 Bangladeshi citizens injured. The people at the border area had bound to leave their villages due to the sudden attack by the BSF. A tense situation exists all around […]

March 15, 2010 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }