The human rights agenda never seems to be a very big issue with the Bangladeshi government. Despite the multitude of human rights abuses and deprivations of guaranteed rights, each and every regime in Bangladesh has carried out its term in blissful ignorance, denial or suppression. 2009 has not been an exception, despite the present government emerging after a […]
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women observed : Odhikar organised roundtable meeting and rallies
Odhikar, in collaboration with the May 18 Memorial Foundation of South Korea, organised a roundtable on 25 November 2009 at the VIP Lounge of the National Press club on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Odhikar also carried out rallies in five districts to observe the day with […]
Human rights monitoring report : November 2009
The November 2009 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Transparency and accountability must be ensured in the trial of the BDR Jawans to maintain human rights and political stability Increase in remand and torture may undermine the role of the judiciary to ensure human […]
Human rights monitoring report : October 2009
The October 2009 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan’s comment on extrajudicial killings The banning of Hizbut Tahrir Torture of a journalist under RAB custody State inflicted persecution of Lamppost members Incidents of torture in remand continue Law Minister’s comment […]
Human rights monitoring report : January-September 2009
The human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the first nine months of 2009, specifically describing the following areas: Despite the Government’s declaration of zero tolerance, 97 have been killed extrajudicially in the past 9 nine months Torturing of BDR members in custody must stop Odhikar torture prevention programme has […]
Defending human rights of women : a note from Bangladesh
Since the early part of the last century, Begum Rokeya Shakawat Hussain was engaged in defending the human rights of women. Like many women of her time and as now she also used the notion of ‘Nari Mukti'(emancipation of women) meaning freedom from all forms of violence, discrimination and inequality. She worked hard till the […]
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