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Bangladesh : re-open shuttered newspaper; free editor – Investigate serious allegations of torture in detention

July 7, 2010 (New York) – The Bangladesh authorities’ forced closing of a daily newspaper linked to the political opposition and the detention of its editor appear to have violated both freedom of expression and due process, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should immediately ensure that an impartial investigation is conducted into allegations by the […]

July 7, 2010 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Human rights monitoring report : January-June 2010

The January-June 2010 six-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Extrajudicial killings continue Crossfire/encounter/gun fight Death caused by torture Government shuts down photo-exhibition on ‘crossfire’ Torture while detained in Police Station Death in jail/Court Hajat/ RAB Custody Government imposes ban on media Channel 1 closes […]

July 1, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Bangladesh : fear of torture for detained human rights journalist Mr Mahmudur Rahman

Human rights defender and Acting Editor of the recently closed Amar Desh newspaper, Mr Mahmudur Rahman, has been placed on 12-day remand on charges of terrorism and sedition, after his arrest on 2 June 2010. Amar Desh is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh which has been critical of the government, regularly reported on repression […]

June 10, 2010 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Odhikar condemns the closure of Amar Desh and arrest of Mahmudur Rahman

June 2, 2010  The publication of the Bangla-language daily Amar Desh has been closed as the government cancelled the declaration of the newspaper on June 1, 2010. The police sealed off the press of Amar Desh at about 11.00 pm that night. At about 4 am on June 2, 2010 Mahmudur Rahman, the acting Editor […]

June 2, 2010 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Human rights monitoring report : May 2010

The May 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Extrajudicial killing Allegations of death in Police custody Whereabouts of a wood merchant unknown after arrest by RAB Continuance of political violence Attack on journalists Government Blocks Facebook Allegations of a Boro leader being handed […]

June 1, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

NGO Affairs Bureau’s rejection of Odhikar’s human rights project extension

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a membership-based regional human rights organisation, wrote a letter expressing their deep concerns over the NGO Affairs Bureau’s refusal to extend a human rights training and advocacy project proposed by Odhikar, a local human rights organization in Bangladesh. The project’s activities include advocacy on criminalizing torture, […]

March 2, 2010 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }