Human Rights in Bangladesh 2003
Contents: Glossary. Introduction: Democracy, development and human rights in Bangladesh the record in 2003/Dina M. Siddiqi. 1. Legal developments in 2003/Sara Hossain, Muhammad Amirul Haq and Iftekhar Ahmed Ronnie. 2. Political and state violence/Tanim Hussain Shawon. 3. Press freedom in 2003: ominous signs for the future/Tapas Kanti Baul. 4. De-secularising Bangladesh? on the growing insecurity of its minority communities/Nurul Kabir. 5. Women, violence and gender injustice in Bangladesh perspective/Sadeka Halim. 6. Development and the right to shelter: slum evictions in 2003: ASK Advocacy and Research Unit. 7. Prison conditions in 2003 : ASK Investigation Unit. 8. Rights of ethnic minorities and indigenous people/Naeem Mohaiemen. 9. Negotiating the right to education: claims and contestations/Malini Sur. 10. International labor standards and practices in Bangladesh: consequences for economy and trade/Pratima Paul-Majumder. 11. Children and adolescents in Bangladesh: definitions, rights and realities/Sajeda Amin. 12. Social justice and the human rights of MSM in Bangladesh/Shale Ahmed. 13. The right to a safe environment: civil society initiatives and legal interventions/Syeda Rizwana Hasan.
"Human Rights in Bangladesh 2003 provides an annual audit of the situation of human rights. It reviews abuses of human rights not only in the light of the guarantees of the constitution of Bangladesh but also of the international standards embodied in various international conventions and declarations etc. The chapters in this volume in addition to recording human rights violation reflects, analyzes and identifies reasons behind such violations. There are chapters in this volume on civil and political rights like the right to be free from torture, ill treatment, arbitrary arrest and detention. There are also chapters on the right to freedom of press, freedom of assembly and movement in this report. This report also includes chapter on economic and social rights like rights to education, shelter and workers rights. It tries to focus on the rights of marginalized communities such as religious, ethnic and sexual minorities as well as of more vulnerable sections of the population like women and children.
This report in addition to presenting information and analyses on human rights violations both by state and non-state actor describes citizen\'s action in preventing and promoting human rights. Thus it will be useful for human rights activists and defenders and hopefully for policy makers to recognize the need for establishing democratic norms and human rights in the society and state." (jacket)
