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Human rights monitoring report : April 2010

The April 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Bhola-3 by-election result disputed: post-election violence continues Verdict on BDR mutiny trials at Panchagar, Thakurgaon, Feni and Satkhira BDR trial at Dhaka continues – trial at Bandorban commences Channel 1 closes down Attacks on journalists Arrests under […]

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

Women’s struggles on occasion of 100 years of International Women’s Day

Odhikar, UBINIG and Narigrantha Prabartana jointly organised a 3 day (6-8 March, 2010) programme on women’s struggles on the occasion of the 100th celebration of International Women’s Day. Under the title‘The direction of the women’s rights movement’, a roundtable meeting was held in the National Press Club on 6th March, 2010. More than 100 women […]

April 3, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : January-March 2010

The January-March 2010 three-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Government (in) actions regarding ‘extra-judicial killings’ Crossfire/encounter/gun fight Death caused by torture Disappearance The Government shut down the photo-exhibition on ‘crossfire’ Odhikar rejects the Statement of the Director General of RAB Bangladesh and India: border […]

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

Bangladesh ratification of the Rome Statute is befitting tribute to victims of 1971 : Bangladesh must deposit instrument of ratification before 1 April, 2010

March 22, 2010 Press Statement Odhikar congratulates the government for ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today. The Rome Statute was adopted by the international community on 17 July 1998 and Bangladesh signed it on 16 September 1999. The ICC acts on three major crimes genocide, war crimes and crimes against […]

March 22, 2010 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Disappearance of Mohammad Akbar Ali Shorder

On March 19, 2010 at around 4:30 pm, Mohammad Akbar Ali Shorder (28), a resident of Collegepara in Salondo village, Thakurgaon, was arrested by members of RAB-5 from a road in front of the Biswa Islami Mission Mosque, alleged wife of Akbar Mosammat Parvin Akter. At the time, it is also alleged that Sri Chandro […]

March 19, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Odhikar condemns BSF firing at Bangladeshi citizens in Jointapur, Sylhet

March 15, 2010 Statement On March 14, 2010, the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire at the Jointapur frontier in Sylhet District which left 15 Bangladeshi citizens injured. The people at the border area had bound to leave their villages due to the sudden attack by the BSF. A tense situation exists all around […]

March 15, 2010 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }