Desh Rights is dismayed to learn of the detention of Adilur Rahman, the Secretary General of the Bangladeshi human rights group, Odhikar. Odhikar has been fearless in reporting human rights abuses in the country, without…
http://www.deshrights.org On 5 May 2013, police were in violent clashes with activists of the Hefazat-e-Islam rally in
Bangladesh security forces shoot and kill protesters in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital city, after a rally numbering up to a million people Numbers of death unclear, ranging from several dozen, hundreds and even thousands Bangladesh Government…
Today is Commonwealth Day. It is a day when the historic Charter of the Commonwealth will be formalised. Through the Charter, Commonwealth leaders commit to upholding: democracy; human rights; peace and security; tolerance, respect and…
In 2013, violence against women continues with impunity in Bangladesh. In January 2013, the New Age reported how a local leader of the Awami League, Mahfuzur Rahman, had allegedly raped a woman in the district…
Attacks on Bangladesh’s ethnic and religious minorities has been on the rise for many years. On 5 March, the human rights group Odhikar said it was “extremely concerned over the acts of burning down homes and…
One of Bangladesh’s largest human rights bodies, Odhikar, has issued an uncompromising statement condemning the human rights abuses that have taken place in the last week. It has called for the Home Minister to resign…
Here are key facts behind the issues affecting human rights in Bangladesh. Be it press freedom, police brutality or the controversial ‘International’ Crimes Tribunal, it is proving to be a divisive year for human rights…
2013 may prove to be a perilous year for Bangladesh as various political forces fight over the country’s narrative, history and future course. The current government, led by the Awami League, has deployed legal and…
