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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 […]

June 1, 2008 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : January-September 2007

The human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the first nine months of 2007, specifically describing the following areas: Extrajudicial killings Torture/death in jail Freedom of expression Violence against women The report closes with statistics on violations and a list of 4 recommendations to the government of Bangladesh. human rights […]

October 1, 2007 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Intercepting/recording inter-personal communications : infringing on democratic liberties of the citizens

Article by Nurul Kabir, Acting Editor of New Age, Dhaka, who comments upon the Bangladesh Telecommunication (amendment) Act, 2006. The author concludes: “Under such undemocratic legal and political an environment the country’s media discharges its democratic responsibility, as much as possible, to keep the people informed. Now that a legal tool is there for the government […]

April 1, 2006 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Bangladesh Telecommunication Ordinance 2005 : national security or infringement on civil rights?

Article by Arafat Amin, Researcher, Odhikar. Tapping a telephone does not only infringe the privacy of the person who owns the telephone, the interception subject – it also affects anyone who calls or is called by that person. If communications relating to medical, religious, journalistic or legally privileged material are likely to be involved, the […]

January 1, 2006 | Read full story | Comments are closed