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Human rights monitoring report : August 2011

The August 2011 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence increases Extrajudicial killings Torture Disappearances RAB threatens to pick up a complainant for filing a case against them for killing his son Vagrant Act passed in Parliament, curtailing fundamental freedoms Freedom of the […]

September 1, 2011 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Statement by Odhikar on the International Day of the Disappeared

On the International Day of the Disappeared, the human rights organisation Odhikar urges the Government of Bangladesh to accede to the International Convention of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance that has been signed by 88 countries and ratified by 29. The Convention was adopted in 2006 by the United Nations General Assembly and came into […]

August 30, 2011 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Open letter regarding the situation of human rights defenders in Bangladesh

H.E. Mrs. Margaret Sekaggya UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, c/o Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

August 16, 2011 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Open letter to the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), a regional federation of human rights organizations of advocates and families of the disappeared in Asia working directly on the issue of enforced disappearance, is deeply concerned with the bleak situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) in Asia, whose difficult work for human rights protection in their respective […]

August 16, 2011 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Tapan Das, abducted by alleged DB police from Shyampur in Dhaka

At around 8 pm on 3 August 2011 Tapan Das (40), the son of Tulsi Das and Rajoshri Das of Gowshami Road of 19/1 Nobinchondro, Shyampur was arrested by a few people who identified themselves as Detective Branch (DB) of Police from KB Road of the Mil Barrack area, Gendaria. His family informed Odhikar that since his arrest, […]

August 3, 2011 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Habibur Rahman Haoladar of Morelganj of Bagerhat district allegedly abducted by law enforcement agencies

Habibur Rahman Haoladar Habib (48) is a fishmonger of Gora, Katakhal area of West Betbunia village under Morelganj Police Station of Bagerhat district. At around 5.30 am on 6 July 2011, the police of local Police Station, Armed Police Battalion, and District Detective Branch (DB) Police, with the help of some local people, arrested him from his house. […]

July 6, 2011 | Read full story | Comments are closed