Md. Ashrafuzzaman, Researcher, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong While the whole of Bangladesh is struggling for some justice, the country’s laws and judiciary are compromised and incapable of meeting […]
Month: August 2006
Perverted policing & meaningless magistrates: True stories from Bangladesh
Summaries of incidents and allegations 1. Asmat Ali is accused of possession of drugs and held by the police; he is told to get money or risk jail; he tries […]
Introduction: Lawless law-enforcement & the parody of judiciary in Bangladesh
Editorial board, article 2 This special report, “Lawless law-enforcement & the parody of judiciary in Bangladesh” (article 2, vol. 5, no. 4, August 2006), is the first published by the […]
Bangladesh, a corrupted & tortured nation
Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong Although Bangladesh has twice gone through independence struggles, culminating in full political independence in 1971, its laws have not yet emerged from the 19th […]
Appendix IV: List of alleged perpetrators’ names submitted to the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has advised the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations not to accept any further personnel from Bangladesh until certain steps are taken to protect the […]
Foreword: Short stories about home truths in Bangladesh
Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong In 2005 I had the opportunity to visit Bangladesh and meet with victims of torture […]
Appendix III: Partial lists of victims to mass police violence in Nawabganj and Meherpur
Nawabganj (a.k.a. Chapainawabganj) Killed 1. Nayan Karmokar (24), son of Bishwanath Karmakar, Chawkkirti village 2. Abul Kashem Kajol (35), son of Osman Ali, Kanshat Abbas Bazar village 3. Nasir Uddin (35), son of […]
Appendix II: Open letters on Bangladesh to UN agencies by the AHRC
1. Failure to separate judiciary and executive makes Bangladesh unsuitable for UN Human Rights Council August 3, 2006 AHRC-OL-038-2006 Luis Alfonso de Alba President UN Human Rights Council c/o OHCHR-UNOG […]
Fighting lawlessness with lawlessness (or) the rise & rise of the Rapid Action Battalion
Nick Cheesman, Projects Officer, Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong There is an armed group in Bangladesh today which is beyond the reach of the law. It moves by night […]
A message to the people of Bangladesh & the international community
Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong The scale of problems facing Bangladesh is enormous. Profound and long-standing institutional defects have been greatly worsened by Operation Clean Heart and the subsequent […]