Thursday, June 3, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT by Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) for the Month May-2010
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The State of Human Rights for the Month of May 2010
Ref: BIHR/HRR/05/06/2010 Date: 01.06.10
Despite of promising to promote human right, especially stop all kind of
Extra-judicial Killing in Bangladesh, the Incident of Human Rights Violation is
Continuing
(The
State of Human Rights
The Bangladesh
Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation
registered with the Department of Social Welfare, Government of the Peoples
Republic of Bangladesh based on the United Nation Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR) dedicated to promote and protect human rights in Bangladesh April 31, 2010 .
The report was prepared
by the research and documentation cell of BIHR on the basis of report published
on 12 national news papers from May 01 to May 31, 2010 , fact-finding mission and its
direct sources. BIHR is resents and is deeply concerned over the
continuing human rights violations in Bangladesh
Sunday, May 30, 2010
NEWS: Announcing Recipients of the 2010 JusticeMakers Fellowship
International
Bridges to Justice is proud to announce the winners of the 2010 Asia
JusticeMakers Fellowship Competition. The following individuals were
each awarded $5,000 Fellowships to implement proposals that exhibited
relevancy, efficacy, practicability, and sustainability in an effort to
curb legal abuse and promote rule of law within their local
communities. Please click on the pictures to view the project proposal
in its entirety.
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Prevention of Torture througb Direct Legal Aid and Human Rights Education
Shahanur Islam (Bangladesh)
is running training sessions to promote respect for human rights
amongst local police, prison officials and lawyers in Dhaka, selecting
volunteers from these groups to facilitate awareness-raising activities
in the wider community. He is also collaborating with the local legal
community to provide legal aid to prisoners from religious and ethnic
minorities who have had their rights violated. |
 | Legal Assistance for Indigent Accused and Juvenile Offenses in Vietnam
Oanh Hoang Ngo (Vietnam)
is improving access to counsel for indigent juveniles and strengthening
the Vietnamese juvenile justice system by enhancing the professional
capacity of lawyers through skills-training courses on juvenile cases.
She is also establishing a charitable fund to finance legal assistance
for indigent defendants.
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 | Legal Aid for Women Pretrial Detainees
H.M. Harshi Chitrangi Perera (Sri Lanka)
is building a systematic and competent pool of legal resources to
alleviate the problems in the Sri Lankan legal system: lack of respect
for the rights of the accused, their lack of knowledge of their rights,
and poor training of defense attorneys. She will identify and provide a
set of female pre-trial detainees with legal representation, educating
female prisoners about their rights during the identification process.
She will also compile a study on the state of female prison inmates for
publication.
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 | Access to Justice for Detainees: A Community Legal Empowerment Approach
Ajeng Larasati (Indonesia)
is working to ensure that detainees exercise the right to legal counsel
granted by the Indonesian Constitution. Collaborating with a detention
center in Jakarta, he will create educational tools and enlist a team
of lawyers and psychologists to inform the accused about their legal
rights and teach them to assert these rights. The team will also train
detainees who act as assistants to the prison warden to provide legal
services to the accused.
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 | Legal Empowerment of Under Trial Prisoners in Sub-Jails
Bijaya
Chanda (India) is mobilizing local lawyers to train underprivileged and
marginalized remand prisoners of five sub-jails in Kolkata in procedure
to demand their basic legal rights. She is also raising awareness of
the legal and constitutional rights of the remand prisoners amongst
their families so that they can demand adherence to these rights and
protest in cases of violation by the authorities.
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 | 1 Malaysia Juvenile Justice Panel
Yasmeen Shariff (Malaysia)
is working with the government, police, parents, and social workers to
provide an alternative to custody for accused juveniles in Kuala
Lumpur. Upon arrest, these parties will work together to decide on an
alternative, appropriate recourse, such as warning and caution,
mediation, family conferencing, counseling or therapeutic treatment.
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 | Supporting Juvenile Justice Reform in Georgia
Nana Chapidze (Georgia)
is working to improve the juvenile criminal justice system in Georgia
by establishing a resource center to create an information database and
provide direct assistance to juveniles. She is also organizing
trainings for legal defenders, preparing and issuing guidelines on
juvenile justice for key actors, and creating brochures to raise public
awareness about the rights of juvenile detainees.
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 | Public Initiatives on Fulfilling of Rights of Prisoners to be Released Early
Rasul Agagasan Jafarov (Azerbaijan)
is publicizing the right to early release for prisoners in Azerbaijan
by holding trainings for prisoners and their families. He is also
assembling a team of lawyers to provide legal assistance to prisoners.
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 | Legal Literacy and Support to Victims
Muhammad Waqas Abid (Pakistan)
is conducting ten seminars in rural areas of Punjab to educate brick
kiln workers and agricultural laborers, those most susceptible to legal
rights abuse, about their legal rights. He is also collaborating with
local lawyers and NGO’s to establish a legal resource center to provide
direct case support to the accused. Finally, he is working with local
media channels to maximize coverage of legal abuse.
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 | Empowering Women Paralegals against Agrarian Criminalization
Rosselynn Jae Garcia de la Cruz (Philippines)
is creating a paralegal class to train local females as paralegals, so
that they may quickly respond to arrests in agrarian communities of the
Bondoc Peninsula. The paralegals will ensure the preservation of
evidence, gather affidavits, and help farmers navigate the legal
process.
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 | Judicial and Human Rights Camps (PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER)
Junaid Khalid (Pakistan)
is establishing “legal camps” throughout Karachi to provide citizens
with direct and easily accessible legal advice and counsel. These
camps, facilitated by lawyers, government officials, law enforcement
and community leaders, will complement an online-based initiative
offering citizens a platform to submit legal questions and access
electronic legal rights education resources.
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Saturday, May 8, 2010
URGENT APPEAL:Seeking justice through the proper investigation of the incident of killing due to torture by RAB
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
HUMAN RITHS REPORT: For the month of April 2010
Despite of promising to protect and
promote human right in Bangladesh
(The State of Human Rights
Bangladesh Institute
of Human Rights (BIHR) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation
registered with the Department of Social Welfare, Government of the Peoples
Republic of Bangladesh based on United Nation Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR) dedicated to promote and protect human rights in Bangladesh April 30, 2010 .
The report was prepared
by the research and documentation cell of BIHR on the basis of report published
in 12 national news paper, fact-finding mission and direct sources of BIHR. BIHR
is deeply concerned over the gradually increasing the human rights violation in
Bangladesh
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
http://www.savebd.com/news/hr-report-highlights-extrajudicial-killings-violence-against-women-journalists/
May 2, 2010
HR report highlights extrajudicial killings, violence against women, journalists
- April HR report
- 28 incidents of HR violations against journalists
- 10 extrajudicial killings
- 836 people became victims of assault by law enforcing agencies
- 11 incidents of HR violations by Indian Border Security Force (BSF)
- 818 injured due to political violence
- 161 people (including 9 women and 5 children) killed, 2732 people were injured in social violence
Some ten people were killed allegedly at the hands of law enforcers
in April, according to a report prepared by the Bangladesh Institute of
Human Rights (BIHR).
Besides, 836 people became victims of assault allegedly by members of
law enforcing agencies during the same period.
http://www.newstoday-bd.com/metropolis.asp?newsdate=5/3/2010#9416
HR report highlights extrajudicial killings
Some ten people were killed allegedly at the hands of law enforcers in April, according to a report prepared by the Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR), reports UNB.
Besides, 836 people became victims
of assault allegedly by members of law enforcing agencies during the
same period.
On the other hand, nine law enforcers were killed in different incidents, including accidents, while they were on-duty. Besides, 164 others were injured and one remains missing from the same month.
The BIHR report based on published reports of different dailies also revealed that 11 incidents of HR violations were reportedly committed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) across the frontier, claiming the lives of four people and injuring six others between April 1 and 30 April.
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=2010-05-03&ID=295903
| Only ten? |
On the other hand, nine law enforcers were killed in different incidents, including accidents, while they were on-duty. Besides, 164 others were injured and one remains missing from the same month.
The BIHR report based on published reports of different dailies also revealed that 11 incidents of HR violations were reportedly committed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) across the frontier, claiming the lives of four people and injuring six others between April 1 and 30 April.
HUMAN RITHS REPORT: For the month of April 2010 (published on UNB )
HR report highlights extrajudicial killings, violence against women, journalists
Dhaka, May 2 (UNB)- Some ten people were
killed allegedly at the hands of law enforcers in April, according to a
report prepared by the Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR).
Besides, 836 people became victims of assault allegedly by members of law enforcing agencies during the same period.
Besides, 836 people became victims of assault allegedly by members of law enforcing agencies during the same period.
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