Update

***French President Hosts Reception for Human Rights Defenders at Élysée Palace***Human Rights Lawyer Shahanur Islam Joins Hands with ARDHIS for Bangladeshi LGBTQI Asylum Seekers in France***New Platform to Fight Discrimination Against LGBTQI+ Community in Bangladesh***Human Rights Advocates Meet with French Ambassador to the Council of Europe ***Bangladesh Needs to Make Further Progress Towards Gender Equality***JusticeMakers Bangladesh calls for justice and protection for religious minorities in Bangladesh***French Human Rights Ambassador Honours HR Defenders at Paris***JusticeMakers Bangladesh is deeply concerned over the harassment against student of Islamic University in Bangladesh***JusticeMakers Bangladesh urges to withdraw the ban of Prity's book "Jonmo O Jonir Itihas" immediately***JusticeMakers Bangladesh expresses deep concern, condemnation and protest over the vandalism 14 Hindu temples in Thakurgaon***JusticeMakers Bangladesh deeply concern over the threat of crossfire to the lawyer Aminul Gani Tito in Dhaka***JusticeMakers Bangladesh gravely concerns over the attacked on CEO of BELA***JusticeMakers Bangladesh gravely concerns over the disappearance of lawyer in Dhaka***JusticeMakers Bangladesh Urges Immidiate Release of Arrested Transgenders in Dhaka***JusticeMakers Bangladesh concerns over viciously attacked on lawyer Abdur Rashid Mollah at Dhaka***JusticeMakers Bangladesh gravely concerned over attacked on indigenous people at Bogura***JusticeMakers Bangladesh welcomes the decision of Metropolitan Magistrate to acquit four Transgenders in Dhaka***JusticeMakers Bangladesh Protests and concerns Over the Abduction and Torture of Two Trans-women in Meherpur***Shahanur Islam attended the 21st World Summit on Participatory Democracy at Grenoble, France***

Thursday, February 28, 2013

FACT FINDING REPORT: Death of a businessman in jail custody due to torture

Dhaka, January 07, 2012 
In December 2011, Advocate Sahanur Islam (Saikot), Founding Secretary General of JusticeMakers Bangladesh, Dhaka along with three members went to the spot to conduct a fact finding investigation mission on the incident of death of a businessman due to negligence of treatment: family member alleges of torture for bribe on the

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Shahanur Islam attentds the Symposium on Grass Root Protection of Minority Rights in South Asia

Mumbai, November 08, 2011
Human rights activists from south Asian nations have join hands for the protection of the minority rights in South Asia. A joint manifesto on minority rights in south asia was developed by the participants to identify common issues and priorities on thematic human rights violations in need of attention and action. This manifesto was

Monday, February 18, 2013

JusticeMakers Bangladesh assists a woman victim to get release from jail custody.

Dhaka,April 04, 2012 
Kollpona, 36 years old woman mother of a ten year’s old daughter who had been arrested in July 2009 by the Paltan police station under Dhaka Metropolitan police from house of her master alleging to steal two gold bangles along with some cash money. Though the police was not able to recover any stolen goods, she was put to the

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Sued against Police Official alleging to physically attacked on Lawyer and Human Rights Defender in Police Station

Dhaka: April 19, 2012 
JusticeMakers Bangladesh has been sued against a sub inspector of police alleging to physically attack on a human rights defender and lawyer in Bangladesh while he went to police station to register a general diary appealing to ensure his and his team members physical security. Advocate Shahanur Islam founding general secretary of

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

চাই প্রতিবাদ, চাই প্রতিরোধ!!!

রাস্তাঘাটে মেয়েদের উক্ত্যক্ত বা হয়রানি করা, মেয়েদের উদ্দেশ্যে কটু মন্তব্য ও অশ্লীল ইঙ্গিত করা, শিস দেওয়া, কুৎসিত শারীরিক অঙ্গভঙ্গি করা, পথ আটকে ধরা বা ওড়না টেনে ধরার মত অশোভন আচরন ইত্যাদি যৌন হয়রানি বা টিজিং এর বিষয়কে গুরুত্বহীন হিসেবে চিহ্নিত করতে আমাদের সমাজে “ইভ টিজিং” শব্দটি ব্যবহারের প্রবণতা লক্ষ্য করা যায়। “ইভ টিজিং” কথাটির মাধ্যমে আসল সমস্যা বা

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Human rights advocate has physically been harassed at Mohammadpur police station

Dhaka: April 03, 2012
Shahanur Islam, founding secretary general of JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also advocate of Bangladesh Bar Council and member of distrcit Bar Association, Dhaka and Naogaon has tried to been arrest after physically harassment at Mohammadpur police station under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) by the then duty officer and sub inspector Mr. Yusuf on

Monday, February 4, 2013

Constitution does not recognize the identity and rights of the ethnic and sexual minority people properly

Brussels: December 09, 2012
The Constitution of Bangladesh does not recognize the identity and rights of the ethnic and sexual minority people properly. Denial of fundamental rights and identity of indigenous and LGBT peoples in the newly 15th amended of Constitution has disappointed peoples of Bangladesh. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender people in

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Police submitted destroyed report: Human rights defender assult case in police station

Dhaka: June 06, 2012
A destroyed deport was submitted to the Dhaka Metropalitan Magistrate Court on June 06, 2012. It was submitted by Mr. Golam Mostofa Rashel, Senior Assistant Police Commissioner of Mohammadpur zone, DMP, Dhaka.  In the connection of the allegation made by Advocate Shahanur Islam, founding secretary general of