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AHRC: The state of human rights in Bangladesh, 2013

On December 10, 2013, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) released its annual report on the state of human rights in Bangladesh, 2013. Today, life in Bangladesh continues to deteriorate. Denial of human dignity has become part of the fabric of daily life in Bangladesh, and outright denial of this reality is the default setting of […]

December 11, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : October 2013

The October 2013 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Violence increases due to political crisis created over the election process Violations on media freedom Information and Communication Technology Act 2006 (Amendment 2013) Bill passed in Parliament, along with Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Bill, […]

November 1, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : Jan-June 2012

This six-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the six first months of 2012, specifically describing the following areas: 7 persons killed extra judicially every month Torture Death in jail Public lynching Allegations of disappearances after being picked by members of law enforcing agencies Lack of accountability of law […]

July 1, 2012 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Human rights monitoring report : May 2012

The May 2012 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Attacks on journailsts Extrajudicial killings continue Allegation against RAB for illegal confinement Political violence Programmes of human rights organisations stopped by police in Khulna Police attacks procession of non-government primary school teachers Imposition of Section […]

June 1, 2012 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Human rights monitoring report : January

This human rights monitoring report covers a three month period from January to March 2012. The main areas of issue within the report are as follows: 31 persons killed extra judicially in three months Torture in custody persists Odhikar rejects Home Minister

April 1, 2012 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Attacks on a procession of the Progotishil Chattra Jote of Jagannath University, Dhaka allegedly by Chattra League activists

On 3rd January, 2012 according to a pre-planned programme, Progotishil Chatrra Jote commenced a protest march in the campus of Jagannath University, Dhaka to reduce the elevated undergraduate admission fee for the 2011-2012 session. The activists of Chattra League with the support of the University Authority attacked the procession in front of police. It was alleged that 15 students […]

January 3, 2012 | Read full story | Comments are closed