HUMAN RITHS REPORT: For the month of April 2010 (published on the daily Somakal )

HUMAN RITHS REPORT: For the month of April 2010

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HUMAN RITHS REPORT: For the month of April 2010

FACT FINDING REPORTA Hindu Community Young School Girl has been Escaped with Her Muslim Community Boy Friend to Get Marry

Investigation conducted by       : Adv. Shahanur Islam, Executive Director, BIHR; Adv. Jayonto Kumar, member, District Bar Association, Dinajpur & Tahera Islam, 1^st year,  DinajPur Medical College, Dinajpur, volunteer of BIHR.

Date of investigation                     : April 22 to 25, 2010

IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM:

Name                                                 : Ms. Arpana Rani

Age at time of event                      : 17 years 1 month 23 days (according to the registration of School Certificate Examination (SSC)

Under 18                                           : YES

Citizenship                                       : Bangladeshi

Religion                                            : Hindu

Home address                               :Vill: Moupukur, P.S. Birampur, District: Dinajpur, Bangladesh

DATE AND PLACE OF THE INCIDENT:

Date                                                   : 14^th March, 2010

Location                                          : Not identified

NEWSLETTER: Article -14 (January-March 2010)

URGENT ACTION:Brutal gang rape of a 16 year old Hindu girl by at least 8 Muslim men

REFERENCE: BIHR/UA/Patuakhali/01/04/10                             Date:12.04.10

To

Justice (Rtd) Amirul Kabir Chowdhury

Chairman

Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission

House # 6/3, Block # D, Lalmatia, Dhaka

BANGLADESH, Fax: 088-02-9137743

Email:  nhrc.bd@gmail.com

Greetings from Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) 

I am deeply concerned with the news I received from Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), who, together with Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) have investigated the brutal gang rape of a 16 year old Hindu girl by at least 8 Muslim men on 19th of March. I have learned that several of the perpetrators are involved with the political cadre of Jubo Dal (youth wing of BNP), local Union Unit. It is particularly disturbing that the victim girl is forced to reside with female prisoners at the local jail, in the name of ‘safe custody.’