Every year the last week of May, the associations of families of the disappeared, commemorates the International Week of the Disappeared (IWD). Accordingly Odhikar is observing the IWD from 25–29 May 2015 to pay tribute and solidarity to the victims of enforced disappearance and their families. Statement_25.05.15 (full text in English, PDF) Statement_25.05.15 (full text […]
Tag Archives | Enforced disappearances
Human rights monitoring report : April 2015
The April 2015 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Farcical City Corporation Elections 2015 Political violence Extrajudicial killings Freedom of expression and the media Situation of ready-made garment workers Human rights violations by BSF along the border Human rights violations against religious minority communities […]
Human rights monitoring report : March 2015
The March 2015 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Worsening human rights situation due to political crisis City Corporation Elections under a turbulent political situation Human rights violations by BSF along the border The human rights of minority communities Violence against women Information and […]
Human rights monitoring report : February 2015
The February 2015 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Heightened levels of political violence Human rights violations by BSF along the border Public lynching Violence against women Information and Communication Technology Act, 2006 (Amended 2009 and 2013) still exists Hindrance of human rights activities […]
AFAD and FORUM-ASIA statement on Bangladesh: Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances amidst political impasse must end
On February 10, 2015 the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) jointly released a statement on the current situation of Bangladesh. AFAD and FORUM-ASIA express deep concern over the extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances by the security forces of Bangladesh, centering on the current confrontations […]
Human rights monitoring report: January 2015
The monthly human rights monitoring report for January 2015 describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Heightened political violence one year after ‘elections’; Deliberarte shooting after arrest and extrajudicial killings; Torture and degrading treatment in custody; Allegations of enforced disappearance; Mass arrests and the condition of prisons; Hindrance to freedom […]
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