URGENT APPEAL: Take action - or I will

To  Kevin Rudd, Barack Obama, José Manuel Barroso, Brian Mikkelsen

Subject  Take action - or I will

Barack Obama, President of the United States

Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia

José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission

CC: Brian Mikkelsen, Danish Minister of Justice

Faced with the unique opportunity to stop climate change in Copenhagen, world leaders offered instead an historic failure.  In sharp contrast, we and the world's environment, hunger, and justice groups are mobilizing the largest movement civil society has ever witnessed, to demand a fair, ambitious, legally binding climate treaty.

URGENT ACTION: Human Rights Defender & Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam has been illegally detained, ill treated and harassed by the police

URGENT ACTION: Human Rights Defender & Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam has been illegally detained, ill treated and harassed by the police

URGENT ACTION: Human Rights Defender & Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam has been illegally detained, ill treated and harassed by the police

URGENT ACTION: Human Rights Defender & Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam has been illegally detained, ill treated and harassed by the police

URGENT ACTION: Human Rights Defender & Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam has been illegally detained, ill treated and harassed by the police

URGENT ACTION:Human Rights Defender & Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam has been illegally detained, ill treated and harassed by the police

URGENT ACTION: Human Rights Defender & Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam has been illegally detained, ill treated and harassed by the police

Human Rights Defender URGENT ACTION:Human Rights Defender & Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam has been illegally detained, ill treated and harassed by the police

URGENT ACTION: Human Rights Defender & Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam has been illegally detained, ill treated and harassed by the police

URGENT APPEAL: Human Rights Defender & Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam has been illegally detained, ill treated and harassed by the police

URGENT APPEAL: Human Rights Defender & Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam has been illegaly detained, ill treated and harassed by the police

FACT FINDING REPORT:Human Rights Defender & Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam has been detained and ill treated and harassed by the police

Fact Finding Case: BIHR-HRD-07-09                      Date: December 23, 2009

Report of BIHR

Human Rights Defender & Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam has been detained and ill treated and harassed by the police

Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights has been received a report regarding to detained and victimized of ill treatment of Mr. Shahanur Islam, Executive Director of Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) and also member of Bangladesh Bar Council as well as Dhaka district Bar Association on December 23, 2009 around at 3.30 pm at Kakrail Mosque Square Police Box by Ramna Thana Police. According to the information received, after more than 3 hours around at 6.30 Mr. Islam has been released by the interfere of BRCT stuff. Yet the police administration has not been taken any action on this regard.

GHRD’s partners in South Asia observe International Human Rights Day

On 10 December 2009, GHRD’s partners in South Asia organised different events to observe the International Human Rights Day under the theme of Empowerment and Civil Participation of Women and/or Children, with the aim to enhance civil society participation to empower and strengthen the identity and self-image of marginalised women in society. The activities of the partners are documented below reflecting the success of their actions and commitment in the field.

BIHR, BRCT, GHRD, NHRDA Jointly Celebrates the International Human Rights Day-2009

Notice: Invitation for attending the International Human Rights day 09 Celebration events

Dear friends,

Greeting from BIHR

Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR), Bangladesh Rehabilitation Centre for Trauma Victims (BRCT), Naogaon Human Rights development association (NHRDA) and Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) is jointly going to celebrate International Human Rights Day 2009( 10 December) at Dhaka and Naogaon. A human chain followed by the rally in front of National Press Club at 10. am, a discussion meeting at Dhaka reporter unity building at 11. am and a street drama, in front of Shaheed Meenar around at 4.00 pm would be organized as the part of the celebration of International Human Rights day 2009.

NEWS: BRCT Offers Training Opportunity for the Adibashi (Tribes/ Indigenous) Students

A nationally well-known health and human rights based organization and Bangladesh Rehabilitation Centre for Trauma Victims (BRCT), under the project of “Treatment and Rehabilitation of Adibashi (tribes/ Indigenous) Victims of Torture and Organized Violence in Bangladesh” with financial assistance of European Delegation in Bangladesh, in cooperation with Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) is please to announce of training programme on Health and Human Rights for Adibashi students. The main objective of the training is to develop a cadre of trainers among Adibashi students on health and human rights. The duration of the course will be two week long. The course curriculum will be focused on different heath and human rights issues which are related to daily livelihood of Adibashi community.