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BANGLADESH: Death penalty continues despite a flawed criminal justice system

15th Session - 2010 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Bangladesh, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Written Submissions August 23, 2010July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2010 ALRC-CWS-15-02-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fifteenth session, Agenda Item 4, General Debate A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status BANGLADESH: Death penalty continues despite a flawed criminal justice system 1. The Asian Legal Resource Centre welcomes the discussion by the Human Rights Council during its 15th session concerning the report of the Secretary General on the question of the death penalty. In light of this discussion, the ALRC is hereby submitting information pertaining to the death penalty in Bangladesh. Bangladesh acceded to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) […]

BANGLADESH: Should a State responsible for hundreds of extra-judicial killings hold the Human Rights Council Presidency?

14th Session - 2010 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Bangladesh, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Written Submissions June 8, 2010August 24, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2010 ALRC-CWS-14-09-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fourteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status BANGLADESH: Should a State responsible for hundreds of extra-judicial killings hold the Human Rights Council Presidency? The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is gravely concerned by the ongoing problem of frequent extra-judicial killings attributable to the State in Bangladesh and the continuing silence of the Human Rights Council on this matter. Furthermore, the ALRC has recently been informed that Bangladesh is now […]

BANGLADESH: Council urged to ensure Bangladesh passes pending Bill criminalizing torture

13th Session - 2010 March, ALRC AT THE UN, Bangladesh, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Written Submissions February 19, 2010August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2010 ALRC-CWS-13-02-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Thirteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status BANGLADESH: Council urged to ensure Bangladesh passes pending Bill criminalizing torture The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) has on several occasions submitted written and oral information to the Human Rights Council concerning a broad range of human rights violations taking place in Bangladesh. The country recently underwent a nearly two-year state of emergency under which gross and widespread human rights abuses were perpetrated, including the suspension […]