Bangladesh

Human Rights in PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Bangladesh: Tortured human rights defender facing imprisonment
1 December 2008

Jahangir Alam Akash, journalist and head of two local human rights organizations, was detained for more than a month in October 2007 and tortured by the Rapid Action ...

Document       ASA 13/007/2008

Bangladesh. Déjà torturé, un défenseur des droits humains ...
1 December 2008

Newsletter       ASA 13/007/2008

Bangladesh: Further information on medical concern/torture/legal ...
28 November 2008

The authorities responsible for the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) have written to Amnesty International members, saying that they have noted the organization's concerns ...

Urgent Action       ASA 13/010/2008

Bangladesh: Lifting some of the emergency restrictions is welcome ...
4 November 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index No: ASA 13/009/2008. 4 November 2008. Bangladesh: Lifting some of the emergency restrictions ...

Document       ASA 13/009/2008

Bangladesh: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Fourth ...
1 September 2008

In this submission, Amnesty International provides information as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic ...

Report       ASA 13/006/2008

Bangladesh: Request for UN involvement in ending impunity for 1971 ...
2 April 2008

Amnesty International welcomed Foreign Adviser Iftehkar Ahmed Chowdhury's request for United Nations involvement. "Action to end impunity for war crimes, crimes ...

Press Release      

Ending the downward spiral in Bangladesh | Amnesty International
23 January 2008

At the end of Amnesty International's visit to Bangladesh, Irene Khan looks back on what the mission encountered there and what it means for human rights.

Story      

Bangladesh: Pardons of teachers not enough | Amnesty International
22 January 2008

Press release: Amnesty International welcomed the pardon and release of three Dhaka university professors but said they should never have been charged in the first ...

Press Release      

Bangladesh: Further information on UA 285/07 fear for safety ...
16 January 2008

Jahangir Alam Akash, a journalist and human rights activist, was released on bail in November 2007 after over a month in detention. He has publicly stated that ...

Urgent Action       ASA 13/003/2008

One Year On: Human Rights in Bangladesh under the State of ...
10 January 2008

Press Release: (Dhaka) Amnesty International today concluded its high level mission to Bangladesh. The delegation, led by Secretary General, Irene Khan, met with ...

Press Release