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	Bangladesh: Proposed standards for a national human rights commission - Amnesty International
		While human rights violations by police are a cause of serious concern in Bangladesh, members of other security and law enforcement agencies including army personnel have at times been involved in acts of torture and extrajudicial executions and should be equally accountable before law.
		The extent to which the NHRC will be involved in facilitating the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and other international human rights instruments to which Bangladesh is or may become a party, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
		Subsequently, Brian Burdekin, special adviser to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, visited Bangladesh in December 1996 and met with members of IDHRB and the National Consultative Committee.
	www.web.amnesty.org /ai.nsf/index/ASA130031997

	BBC NEWS South Asia Dhaka 'failing on human rights'
		He said the cases cited by the human rights group were isolated incidents and no one should draw conclusions about Bangladesh's human rights record based on them.
		In its report Bangladesh: Human Rights Defenders Under Attack, Amnesty alleges arbitrary arrests, torture and filing of unfounded criminal charges by government agents against those speaking out on human rights abuses.
		Although he said the government did not rule out that there were human rights violations, Mr Ahmed said the authorities always investigated cases.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/4176752.stm (371 words)

	ODVV.org - Organization for Defending Victims of Violence
		The failure of successive governments in Bangladesh to stop the assassination of people promoting human rights in the country has encouraged such killings to increase in a climate of total impunity, Amnesty International revealed in a report published today.
		The failure of successive governments in Bangladesh to stop the assassination of people promoting human rights in the country has encouraged such killings to increase in a climate of total impunity, Amnesty International revealed in a report published today.(more)
		The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will lead the entire nation in the celebration of Human Rights Week from December 4-10 with different activities to commemorate the event lined up starting today.
	www.odvv.org (2110 words)

	Bangladesh - Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM)
		Violation of Linguistic and Cultural Rights of Minorities of Bangladesh: Presentation before UN Commission on Human Rights
		Rights group seeks protection for Hindus in Bangladesh: The Hindu
		Islamic Militants threatens to cut off hands if Bible schools are not closed in Bangladesh: CFI
	www.hrcbm.org (609 words)

	Country Reports
		Awami League or AL [Sheikh HASINA Wajed]; Bangladesh Communist Party or BCP [Saifuddin Ahmed MANIK]; Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP [Khaleda ZIAur Rahman]; Jamaat-E-Islami or JI [Motiur Rahman NIZAMI]; Jatiyo Party or JP [Hussain Mohammad ERSHAD]
		Black Action Party [Paul WANJIK]; Bougainville Unity Alliance or BUA [Samuel AKOITAI]; Christian Democratic Party [Dilu GOMA]; Hausman Party [Waim TOKAM]; League for National Advancement or LNA [leader NA]; Liberal Party [Rabbie SAMAI]; Melanesian Alliance or MA [Fr.
		political party activity is organized along largely sectarian lines; numerous political groupings exist, consisting of individual political figures and followers motivated by religious, clan, and economic considerations
	www.classbrain.com /cb_cr/fields/political_parties_leaders.html (3187 words)

	World Human Rights Day, 2004 - www.tamilinfoservice.com/manitham
		He said that human rights are violated each and every day in the name of sex, caste, creed, religion.
		A Seminar on 'Human Rights in Practice' was held at Avinashilingam Deemed University[ADU], in connection with the celebration of Manitham World Human Rights Day, 2004.
		Solemn Pledge for continuing the caravan of Human Rights struggle was the core event.
	www.tamilinfoservice.com /manitham/event/2004/3.htm (329 words)

	Save the Minorities from peril and let live with equal rights. : petition from Mukto-mona (MM)
		Take initiative to form a truly independent and effective Human Rights Commission (if not already formed), and a truly independent judiciary system that will protect the rights and privilege of each and every citizen from the tyrannical weapons of state machinery.
		Take administrative, judicial and political measures against violation of human rights and rights of minorities, and to ensure safety of the weaker sections of your population including minorities.
		Petition to The Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh was created by and written by The members of Advisory board of Mukto-mona.
	www.mukto-mona.com /human_rights/petition_peace (635 words)

	UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty
		However, in Burma today, many children are denied their fundamental human rights including their right to education, to health and to life.
		As a result of the ongoing civil war, more than one million people are internally displaced, over 130,000 have taken shelter in refugee camps in Thailand, and another million are found as migrant workers in Thailand, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh, etc. Amongst them, the majority are children.
		Anti-Slavery International would like to remind the Commission that the current military regime of Burma, known as the State Peace and Development Council, acceded to the Convention on the Rights of the Child in July 1991.
	www.ibiblio.org /obl/docs/chr2002ngo-ASI.child.htm (467 words)

	Drishtipat: Voice of Human Rights
		This website is intended for disseminating information about the state of human rights and social change in Bangladesh, and to discuss potential campaigns.
		Drishtipat is a non-profit, non-political expatriate Bangladeshi organization committed to safeguarding every individual's basic democratic rights, including freedom of expression, and is opposed to any and all kinds of human rights abuses in Bangladesh.
		Note: Chaumtoli Huq, is a lawyer and the Coordinator for Human Rights Defender Network, which aims to support human rights activists and activities in South Asia and in the global South.
	www.drishtipat.org (770 words)

	Bangladesh
		Human rights groups and press reports indicate that vigilante violence against women who are accused of having committed moral offenses is common, particularly in rural areas, and that religious leaders sometimes lead it (see Section 5).
		The human rights organization report asserts that the police did not intervene to rescue the two young men, but rather shared drinks and cigarettes with the gang members as they were holding the two victims.
		According to one human rights organization and a published account by one of the victims, on the evening of June 17, police raided a house in the Khilgaon section of Dhaka, and after failing to locate their intended target, arrested his parents and beat his sisters.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/sa/692.htm (18501 words)

	The EU's relations with Bangladesh - Overview
		Bangladesh has ratified all the main international human rights treaties.
		The positive aspects of human rights protection in Bangladesh is the generally open, democratic, multiparty system with freedom of expression and assembly.
		Bangladesh’s import from EU In recent years, exports from the EU to Bangladesh focus on vegetable products, notably cereals, products of the chemical and allied industries and machinery and mechanical appliances.
	europa.eu.int /comm/external_relations/bangladesh/intro (2255 words)

	Political Resources on the Net - Bangladesh I
		Drishtipat A non-profit, non-political expatriate Bangladeshi organization committed to safeguarding every individual's basic democratic rights, including freedom of expression, and is opposed to any and all kinds of human rights abuses in Bangladesh
		Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition An NGO actively involved in reproductive health, HIV/AIDS,adolescent program and women's development
		Bangladesh National Assembly Election June 1996 (by Virtual Bangladesh)
	www.politicalresources.net /bangladesh.htm (102 words)

	Bangladesh Rifles Recovers a Huge Cache of Arms Near Burmese Border
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		Dhaka, 23 October, (Asiantribune.com): In a pre-dawn raid paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) today seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including one AK-47 rifle, from the deep forest.
		Bangladesh Rifles Recovers a Huge Cache of Arms Near Burmese Border
	feeds.myanmarnews.net /?rid=c5f52dbce4377b3a&cat=c3891022f175b678 (102 words)

	Bangladesh
		The report prepared by the government sets the context with information on the status of women in Bangladesh, the general legal framework for the protection of human rights, national machineries related to rights, and remaining obstacles encountered by women.
		Bangladesh’s seventh through ninth periodic reports were due 11 July 1992, 1994 and 1996 respectively.
		Some of these arose from a police raid at Dhaka University in January 1996, which involved some 700 members of the police and Bangladesh Rifles, and resulted in injuries to approximately 200 students.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord1997/vol3/bangladesh.htm (102 words)

	Bangladesh: Revoke "Shoot-at-Sight" (Human Rights Watch Press release, New York, June 4, 2003)
		Human Rights Watch called on the government of Bangladesh to revoke civilian court immunity for military personnel and investigate and prosecute all allegations of deaths in custody and torture.
		Bangladesh: Revoke "Shoot-at-Sight" (Human Rights Watch Press release, New York, June 4, 2003)
		The RAB will include members of the armed forces, the police, and members of the Bangladesh Rifles and Ansars, both paramilitary groups.
	www.hrw.org /press/2003/06/bangla060403.htm (102 words)

	Burma/Arakan News
		Narinjara News (NN) was founded by a group of Arakanese in exile in Bangladesh from Burma in 2001 seeking to voice for the people depriving of human and democratic rights and to pave the way for them who are struggling for those rights.
		19 foreign nationals were detained by the Bangladesh Navy for illegally fishing near the St. Martin Island close to Burma-Bangladesh border on last Monday according to a Bangladeshi authority statement.
		The fisher men from Taiwanese and Thai fishing trawlers were brought to Chittagong, the second city of Bangladesh for the further legal actions.
	www.narinjara.com /details.asp?id=547 (244 words)

	Bangladesh - Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM)
		Violation of Linguistic and Cultural Rights of Minorities of Bangladesh: Presentation before UN Commission on Human Rights
		Bangladesh - Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM)
		Minority Girl gang raped in Rupganj, Bangladesh -A HRCBM special report
	www.hrcbm.org (244 words)

	Political Resources on the Net - Bangladesh I
		Drishtipat A non-profit, non-political expatriate Bangladeshi organization committed to safeguarding every individual's basic democratic rights, including freedom of expression, and is opposed to any and all kinds of human rights abuses in Bangladesh
		Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition An NGO actively involved in reproductive health, HIV/AIDS,adolescent program and women's development
		Bangladesh National Assembly Election June 1996 (by Virtual Bangladesh)
	www.politicalresources.net /bangladesh.htm (102 words)

	Political Resources on the Net - Bangladesh I
		Drishtipat A non-profit, non-political expatriate Bangladeshi organization committed to safeguarding every individual's basic democratic rights, including freedom of expression, and is opposed to any and all kinds of human rights abuses in Bangladesh
		Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition An NGO actively involved in reproductive health, HIV/AIDS,adolescent program and women's development
		Bangladesh National Assembly Election June 1996 (by Virtual Bangladesh)
	www.politicalresources.net /bangladesh.htm (102 words)

	Opening remarks by Prime Minister at the 25th Anniversary commemorative event
		In almost all sectors of socio-economic development in Bangladesh, the imprint of the United Nations and multilateral cooperation is visible -- be it in education or sanitation -- in empowerment of women or rights of the child -- in health care or promotion and protection of human rights -- in poverty eradication and capacity building.
		Bangladesh has contributed to the United Nations activities by coordinating major groups of countries as the Chairman of the Group of 77 in 1982-83 and as the Coordinator of the 48 Least Developed Countries since 1980, voicing their collective concern in the areas of economic and social development.
		Bangladesh's constructive engagement in restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in economic, social and related fields has earned praise and recognition from the entire membership of the United Nations.
	www.un.int /bangladesh/ga/st/54ga/pm25speech.htm (1218 words)

	liberation_war_museume
		Main asset of the museum are objects relating to Bengalee nation's struggle for democracy and national rights and liberation war that lead to the emergence of independent Bangladesh.
		As a founding member of International Coalition of Historic Site Museums of Conscience, LWM endevours to link history of Bangladesh liberation war with pressing contemporary social and humanitarian issues for building a peaceful tolerant society.
		Board of Trustee of Liberation War Museum (LWM) appeals to all, who value freedom, democracy and human rights world over to render support to the efforts of LWM.
	www.liberationmuseum.org.bd /appeal.htm (364 words)

	Political Resources on the Net - Bangladesh I
		Drishtipat A non-profit, non-political expatriate Bangladeshi organization committed to safeguarding every individual's basic democratic rights, including freedom of expression, and is opposed to any and all kinds of human rights abuses in Bangladesh
		Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition An NGO actively involved in reproductive health, HIV/AIDS,adolescent program and women's development
		Bangladesh National Assembly Election June 1996 (by Virtual Bangladesh)
	www.politicalresources.net /bangladesh.htm (102 words)

	BANGLADESH: Arbitrary detention and torture of Dr. Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir
		The South Asia Forum for Human Rights (SAFHR) appeals to the prime minister of Bangladesh, the Hon.
		Please send your letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to intervene in this case and to release him immediately.
		BANGLADESH: Denial of political rights; Arbitrary detention and torture case
	www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2002/225?print=yes (899 words)

	Political Resources on the Net - Bangladesh I
		Drishtipat A non-profit, non-political expatriate Bangladeshi organization committed to safeguarding every individual's basic democratic rights, including freedom of expression, and is opposed to any and all kinds of human rights abuses in Bangladesh
		Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition An NGO actively involved in reproductive health, HIV/AIDS,adolescent program and women's development
		Bangladesh National Assembly Election June 1996 (by Virtual Bangladesh)
	www.politicalresources.net /bangladesh.htm (102 words)

	Political Resources on the Net - Bangladesh I
		Drishtipat A non-profit, non-political expatriate Bangladeshi organization committed to safeguarding every individual's basic democratic rights, including freedom of expression, and is opposed to any and all kinds of human rights abuses in Bangladesh
		Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition An NGO actively involved in reproductive health, HIV/AIDS,adolescent program and women's development
		Bangladesh National Assembly Election June 1996 (by Virtual Bangladesh)
	www.politicalresources.net /bangladesh.htm (102 words)

	BBC NEWS World South Asia Country profiles Country profile: Bangladesh
		Bangladesh has been criticised for its human rights record, with particular concern about assaults on women and allegations that police use torture against those in custody.
		Bangladesh spent 15 years under military rule and, although democracy was restored in 1990, the political scene remains volatile.
		Bangladesh is one of the world's most densely populated countries, with its people crammed into a delta of rivers that empties into the Bay of Bengal.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1160598.stm (741 words)

	UNDP in Bangladesh
		Since the beginning of its programme in Bangladesh in 1973, the foundation of UNDP’s work has been to ensure that progress is based on people -- their needs, their aspirations, and their rights.
		Human Security in Bangladesh: In search of Justice and dignity (2003)
		Drawing upon its global network, UNDP helps the people and Government of Bangladesh to develop their capacities to meet development challenges through initiatives that link advocacy, policy advice, and projects.
	www.un-bd.org /undp (340 words)

	Bangladesh
		"This page aims to provide links to selected government and civil society organizations, agencies and individuals working in areas of legal development, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), court caseflow management, human rights, violence prevention, good governance, and related areas in Bangladesh."
		Bangladesh law resource page with links to the Bangladesh constitution, Bangladesh government, Bangladesh law firms, Bangladesh law, Bangladesh bar association, Bangladesh dispute resolution, Bangladesh legal research, Bangladesh prime minister, Bangladesh legislature, and Bangladesh law guide.
		"After the Government of Bangladesh decided to have acts and ordinances published only in Bangla, Dr. Dieter Conrad (1932-2001), then head of the Department of Law of the South Asia Institute (SAI) of Heidelberg University, started a project for translating select acts and ordinances of the years 1985 o 1995 into English."
	www.washlaw.edu /forint/asia/bangladesh.htm (334 words)

	The News Today
		Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) filed the PIL writ.
		Bangladesh was hit by a flood in July and August in 2004 that left more than 700 people dead and 38 percent of the country under water, forcing millions to flee their homes.
		Bangladesh gets data on the water levels of the Ganges and some other important rivers that flow from India during the rainy season but the government said it was not sufficient to make forecasts of possible floods in the country.
	www.newstoday-bd.com /metropolis.asp?newsdate=3/13/2006 (1841 words)

	Multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary-General- TREATY I-IV--4.asp
		Therefore the Government of the Mongolian People's Republic considers that the signature of the Human Rights Covenants by the representative of the so-called Democratic Kampuchea, a régime that ceased to exist as a result of the people's revolution in Kampuchea, is null and void.
		Identical communications, mutatis mutandis, were received by the Secretary-General from the Government of Israel on 9 July 1969 in respect of the declaration made upon accession by the Government of Syria, and on 29 June 1970 in respect of the declaration made upon accession by the Government of Libya.
		Communications identical in essence, mutatis mutandis, were re- ceived from the Governments of the German Democratic Republic (12 August 1974) and of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (16 August 1974).
	www.unhchr.ch /html/menu3/b/treaty4_asp.htm (8017 words)

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