This human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the first six months of 2015, specifically describing the following areas: A violent political situation and related issues Approval of draft amendment law relating to mobile Courts Myanmar and Indian border issues Violence against religious minority communities Workers’ rights Human rights violations […]
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BANGLADESH: Freedom of press stifled, and democracy in the decline
May 3 is the World Press Freedom Day. This day is an opportunity to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom; to assess the state of press freedom throughout the world; to defend the media from attacks on their independence; and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of […]
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 : 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 […]
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 […]
Statement of Odhikar : International Human Rights Day 2014
10th December is universally recognised as International Human Rights Day. International Human Rights Day is being observed worldwide at a time when incidents of human rights violations in Bangladesh have reached an alarming level. The Awami League resumed power through controversial Parliamentary Elections on January 5, 2014 that most major political parties boycotted; and a […]
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