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 […]
Human rights monitoring report : April 2012
The April 2012 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Allegations of disappearances after being picked by law enforcing officers Political violence and hartal Extra judicial killings continue Torture in police custody Criminal cases withdrawn out of
Shahinur Begum allegedly killed over dowry demands
Shahinur Begum (19) was the daughter of Kalu Miah Prodhan of Baghaiakandi village of Gojaria thana in Munshiganj district. On May 20, 2011, Shahinur got married to Humayun Kabir Raju (25), son of Mohammad Badshah Miah from Lokkhipur village and soon after the marriage, Raju started demanding dowry. According to Shahinur’s family, at around 2.30 pm of February […]
Belly Khatun was allegedly burnt to death for dowry
On 22 August 2011 at around 12 noon, Belly Khatun (21) was killed by her husband Md. Anwar Hossain, brothers‐in‐law Ariful Islam Dolon, Md. Ahsanul Islam Meno, father‐in‐law Md. Nurul Islam, sisters‐in‐law Anjuara Khatun, Mossammat Sabina Khatun, brother‐in‐law Md. Zoblu Hossain and her husband’s uncle Abdur Sattar; who poured kerosene on her in the Batia village of Shahjadpur […]
Sonia Akhter allegedly killed for dowry in Shirajdikhan Upazilla of Munshiganj district
In the evening of 6 August 2011, Rakib (24), the husband of Sonia Akhter (20) killed his wife by suffocating her. Sheikh Halem, Sonia’s father filed a case as a plaintiff in the Shirajdikhan Police Station of Munshiganj. Sub Inspector (SI) Shofikul Islam of Shirajdikhan Police Station is the investigating officer of the case. At […]
Monzila Khatun Sathi was attacked by acid allegedly by her husband, Liton
On the evening of 9 July 2011, at around 7.30pm Liton, the son of Kader Ali and Khadeja Begum of Chadkathi village of police line area of Satkhira threw acid on and burnt the face, neck and breast of his wife Moshammot Monzila Khatun Shathi (20), the daughter of Yunus Ali and Moshammot Rokeya Khatun […]
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Members/Partners
- 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)