On the 16th of November 2008, at around 9:15 at night, a BSF member from Nayabari’s BOP of India, illegally entered into 200 yards of Bangladesh territory through the southern region of Moyna Kuri village in Tetulia upazilla of Panchagarh, between main border pillar no. 434 and sub-pillar 5 and main pillar no. 435. The […]
Human rights monitoring report : January-September 2008
The human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the first nine months of 2008, specifically describing the following areas: Extrajudicial killings Freedom of expression Freedom of assembly Death in jail and custody Violence against women India- Bangladesh border violence Violations of workers rights The report closes with statistics on violations […]
BDR officers Abdul Hannan and Krishnapada Pal shot and killed by BSF at Chapainawabganj
On the night of July 17, 2008, a speedboat and an engine-run boat of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) crossed the border near Roghunathpur of Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, one and a half kilometres into Bangladesh on the Padma river shared by Bangladesh and India. At around 11.45 pm, when a patrol boat of Bangladesh Rifles […]
Human rights monitoring report : August 2008
The August 2008 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: End extra-judicial killings Telephone tapping contravenes constitutional rights India Bangladesh border violence Freedom of Expression Rape Acid violence Dowry violence The report closes with statistics on violations and a list of 5 recommendations to the […]
Human rights monitoring report : January-June 2008
The human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the first six months of 2008, specifically describing the following areas: Prison laws applied selectively Extrajudicial killings Death in jail Freedom of expression Violence against women India-Bangladesh border violence The report closes with statistics on violations and a list of 6 recommendations […]
Human rights monitoring report : May 2008
The May 2008 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Concern over the Indian High Commissioner’s comment on the extrajudicial killings on the border Stop mass arrests Stop putting fetters on prisoners Freedom of expression Extrajudicial killings Rape Dowry Acid violence Death in jail The report […]
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- Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN)
- Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD)
- Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
- Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL)
- CIVICUS
- HURIDOCS
- International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
- International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
- World Organization against Torture (OMCT)