A man named Nurnabi (27) from the village of Dakshmin-Purba Char Chandia (south-east Char Chandia) under the Sonagazi Upazila of Feni district alleged that he was called by a police officer of the Sonagazi Police Station at around at 5.30 pm on May 2, 2008 and injured him by beating in the police station. The […]
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14 months of emergency in Bangladesh : due process of law must be followed
Odhikar continued monitoring human rights situations including infringement of rights during the State of Emergency proclaimed on January 11, 2007. The report summarizes the status of human rights during the 14 months of the State of Emergency. The report deals with the following topics: Due process of law The status of judges The Election Commission […]
Police action on protesting garment workers
This fact-finding report relates to the unrest of the garments workers of Mirpur in Dhaka and surrounding areas, which erupted on January 8, 2008. Garments workers placed their 8 point demands to the owner of MBM Garments. Their demands included: Their full salaries Overtime Payment of unpaid portion of salaries Ending the sacking of garments […]
13 months of emergency in Bangladesh : immediately lift the state of emergency
Odhikar continues monitoring human rights issues including infringement of rights during the State of Emergency proclaimed on January 11, 2007. This is the monitoring report on human rights issues during the 13 months of the State of Emergency. It covers: Emergency power rule and torture Extra judicial killings Custodial deaths other than reported extrajudicial killing […]
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 […]
Human rights monitoring report : July 2007
Human-rights-monitoring-report-july-report-2007-eng (full text in English, PDF) Human-rights-monitoring-report-july-report-2007-ban (full text in Bangla, PDF)
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