BRIEFING PAPERS
- Bangladesh High Court judgement of 17 February 2008 on illegal detention and trial of Sheikh Hasina under the EPR, 2007
- Unfair trial and continued imprisonment of former parliamentarian Sheikh Hasina, 06 October 2007
- Who funds the acts of racism and racial discrimination in the Chittagong Hill Tracts? 15 June 2005
In the first week of June 2005, the government has now placed a proposal to provide free rations to the "new settlers". This is nothing but to provide free rations to 65,000 plain settlers' families whom the government is reportedly planning to settle in the CHTs and to thousands of plain settlers who have already trickled into the CHTs since 1983. Since 1978, the government of Bangladesh has been providing "free food rations" to 28,000 plain settlers. The indigenous peoples, who are victimiaed by these settlers, are not provided any assistance. Who funds these acts of racial discrimination? ... More
URGENT ACTION
Bangladesh: under the attacks of the Jihadis, 23November 2005
Between 17 August and 20 November 2005, two judges were killed; six other judges and lawyers were attacked; and 13 judges received death threats. Yet, judges in Bangladesh have no other option but to live under the shadow of the Jihadis because of the nexus of the ruling alliance with the Jihadis. ...More
Starvation, Rape and Killing of Indigenous Jumma Children, 30 September 2003
Human Rights submitted its alternate report, The status of indigenous and minority children in Bangladesh. This update has been necessitated by increased racial discrimination and other human rights violations against the indigenous Jumma peoples ...More
The status of indigenous & minority children in Bangladesh, 9-13 June 2003
In December 2000, government of Bangladesh submitted second periodic report (CRC/C/65/Add.22) to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. But, it provides little information about the status of the children belonging to most vulnerable sections of the society - "indigenous tribal peoples", minorities, internally displaced persons and stateless persons ... More
ACHR REVIEW
- Review/215/08: “Life Is Not Ours”: Attacks on indigenous Jumma peoples of Bangladesh and the need for international action, 23 April 2008
- Review/211/08: Trial of Sheikh Hasina: International community fails to ensure due process, 27 March 2008
- Review/203/08: Bangladesh: The Army attacks Buddhism to facilitate illegal settlement in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, 23 January 2008
- Review/183/07: Bangladesh: The point of no return, 05 September 2007
- Review/182/07: Bangladesh: Indigenous peoples living on the edges of riots, 29 August 2007
- Review/176/07: Bangladesh: Trial of Sheikh Hasina must be observed by an international jury, 18 July 2007
- Review/161/07: OHCHR and Special Procedures fail Bangladesh, 04 April 2007
- Review/158/07: Bangladesh: Rule of the peeping Generals, 14 March 2007
- Review/139/06: Election time in Bangladesh: Minorities face risks of more rights violations, 01 November 2006
- Review/131/06: Energy Kills: Phulbari coal mine project of Bangladesh, 6 September 2006
- Review/121/06: Asian governments' pledges: A mockery of democratic practices, 19 April 2006
- Review/119/06: UN Human Rights Council Elections: Why should Bangladesh not be elected? 5 April 2006
- Review/100/05: Bangladesh: Judges under the attacks of the Jihadis, 23 November 2005
- Review/89/05: Jehadi terror in Bangladesh, 7 September 2005
- Review/77/05: Who funds the acts of racism and racial discrimination in the Chittagong Hill Tracts? 15 June 2005
- Review/74/05: Destruction of a people: Jummas of the CHTs, 25 May 2005
- Review/47/04: Lawless law enforcement in Bangladesh, 17 November 2004
- Review/35/04: The Ravaged Hills of Bangladesh, 25 August 2004
- Review/07/04: Bangladesh's offer: Become GONGOs or be ready for government takeover, 11 February 2004
- Review/06/04: A gravy train and shackled kids in Bangladesh, 04 February 2004