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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 […]

February 12, 2015 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : November 2014

The November 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Criminalization of politics Extrajudicial killings Lack of accountability of law enforcement agencies BGB atrocities on villagers in Dinajpur Torture in custody Allegations of enforced disappearance Barriers to meetings and assemblies Hindrance to freedom of expression […]

December 1, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : September 2014

The September 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence Extrajudicial killings Torture in custody Allegations of enforced disappearance Situation of ready-made garment workers Barriers to meetings and assemblies Attacks on journalists Repressive Information and Communication Technology Act 2006 (Amended 2009 & 2013) […]

October 1, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : July 2014

The July 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence Extrajudicial killings Situation of ready-made garment workers Land rights in the Chittagong Hill Tracks Circular regarding marriage to Rohingyas Freedom of the media University teacher accused of making derogatory comments Public lynching Human […]

August 1, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : January – June 2014

This six-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the six first months of 2014, specifically describing the following areas: On average, 18 persons were killed extra judicially every month Torture in custody continues Perpetration of disappearance by men claiming to be from law enforcement 132 persons were killed in […]

July 1, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights report 2013 : Odhikar report on Bangladesh

Human rights are not merely privileges enjoyed by an individual, or legal tools to protect a person from the criminality of the state; these are embodiments of freedom and dignity of the people internalised by the very structure and the constitution of the state. In the absence of a favourable political environment, it has been […]

April 15, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed