The November 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Extra-judicial killings continue: Incidents of extra-judicial deaths proved in Home Ministry report Tortured to death and false autopsy report Death in jail Allegation of enforced disappearances following arrest by law enforcement agencies Political violence continues BNP […]
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Human rights monitoring report : October 2010
The October 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Ferocity of political violence Protest against taking of land for an ‘Army Housing Scheme’ for the armed forces Torture and killing persists at borders despite assurances to the contrary given by the Director General of […]
Bangladesh : criminal justice through the prism of capital punishment and the fight against terrorism
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) fact-finding mission’s mandate was to enquire on the death penalty and the administration of criminal justice in Bangladesh, with a focus on people convicted for so-called terrorist offences. The principal objective was to assess the respect of the fair trial guarantees, in particular the prohibition of torture, in capital cases. The mission […]
Human rights monitoring report : January-September 2010
The January-September 2010 nine-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: On an average every 3 days, 1 person is reported killed extra judicially Death in custody Torture in custody The Government shut down a photo-exhibition on ‘crossfire’ Freedom of media and incidents of government prohibition […]
Human rights monitoring report : July 2010
The July 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Continuation of ‘Extra-judicial killings’ is cause for concern Allegation of enforced disappearances and killings following arrests by law enforcement agencies Sylhet border under attack by BSF and Indian intruders Police obstruct human chain made by opposition […]
Update on Mahmudur Rahmans bail applications
On July 12, 2010 a Division Bench of The High Court Division comprising of Justice Dastagir Hossain and Justice A.K.M.Zahirul Huq granted bail to Mahmudur Rahman, Acting Editor of the Daily Amar Desh in four cases namely Tejgaon Police Station Case No. 2(6) 2010, Kotwali Police Station Case No. 5(6)2010, Uttara Police Station Case No.43 […]
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