Thursday, March 4, 2010
MONTHLY HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT: By GHRD(Feb 2010)
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| The 8th of March 2010, marks the occasion of the International Women’s Day (IWD), which is celebrated worldwide. It was launched by the UN in 1913 as a means of promoting and protecting the equal rights of women globally. Incidents of violence against minority women, such as rape and abduction, were reported during February, in Bangladesh. In most of these cases the perpetrators were in a more powerful position than the victims as they were members of law enforcement agencies or political parties. Highly corrupt legal institutions is one of the main causes for the lack of a proper protection system for Bangladeshi citizens and women’s marginalised situation in Bangladesh, due to religious traditions, social injustice, thus making them more vulnerable. The widespread impunity in cases regarding violence against women encourages these continuous violations. There is still a high level of sexual harassment in Bangladesh, which is detailed in Odhikar’s month report. For example, there was an incident reported about a Dalit woman who was raped by a policeman. |
Monday, March 1, 2010
URGENT APPEAL:Bangladesh: A 15-year old indigenous girl gang-raped
Date: 1-3-2010,
The Hague, The
Netherlands
URGENT
APPEAL: Bangladesh:
A 15-year old indigenous girl gang-raped [UA-BA-01.03.2010]
ISSUES: Rights
of minorities, personal integrity, abduction; gang-rape
Dear
Friends,
Global Human Rights Defence
(GHRD) is very concerned regarding the news we received from the Bangladesh
Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) about the gang-rape of an indigenous 15-year
old girl.
The girl was abducted outside of
her home, on the 26th of February, by five local Bengali leaders at Bandra
village in Moddhonagar police station under Sunamgong district, according to
their investigation. The girl was taken to a nearby river where she was
repeatedly raped until she became unconscious. When she was found later that
evening she was still unconscious. On the 27th February the girl’s family tried
to lodge a complaint against the perpetrators at Moddhonagar Police station, but
the officer in charge refused to file it.
GANG RAPE:A Fifteen year old indigenous girl from the Hazong community was gang raped: Victim & her family members are being intimidated to withdraw the case.
A fifteen year old indigenous
girl from the Hazong community has been gang raped by a gang of local Bengali
lechers at Bandra village in Moddhonagar police station under Sunamgong
district. On 26 February 2010
around 6.30 pm , Angoli Hajong,
daughter of Shailon Hazong was abducted while washing her face at the tube well
in front of her house. Her family at the time was engaged in their daily chores
outside of the house. She was taken to the baank of nearby Moheskhali
River
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
URGENT APPEAL:Bangladesh: attack on Jumma villages by military forces and Bengali settlers in Rangamati
23 February 2010,
The Hague, The Netherlands
URGENT APPEAL: Bangladesh: attack on Jumma villages by
military forces and Bengali settlers in Rangamati [UA-BA-23.02.2010]
ISSUES: CHT, Killings of minorities, looting,
destruction of houses and temples.
Dear
Friends,
Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) wishes to
express its deepest concern over the brutal attacks against Jumma villagers by
the military forces and Bengali settlers in Baghaihat area in Rangamati,
Bangladesh on 19-20 February 2010. It is reported that at least five Jumma
villagers were killed and many were wounded in the attack. Jumma houses
including a Buddhist temple and a church were burnt to ashes, according to the
information received by GHRD.
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