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Bangladesh Bangladesh: End Wave of Killings by Elite Forces Donors Should Not Fund Rapid Action Battalion The military-backed interim government should take prompt action to end a wave of unlawful killings by Bangladesh’s elite crime-fighting force, Human Rights Watch said today. Since June 1, 2008, officials from the elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the police have killed at least 50 individuals under suspect circumstances. August 11, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Bangladesh: Repeal New Terror Law Adopted Secretly, Counterterrorism Ordinance Violates Rights Bangladesh’s new counterterrorism ordinance violates fundamental freedoms and basic fair trial rights and should be repealed or amended to meet international standards, Human Rights Watch said today. The military-backed interim government kept secret the far-reaching provisions of the new law until its adoption on June 11, preventing the public and civil society from commenting on the law’s contents. June 30, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Bangladesh: End Mass Arrests, Release Detainees Crackdown on Party Members Appears Politically Motivated The government should immediately end the recent wave of mass, arbitrary arrests under the Emergency Power Rules, Human Rights Watch said today. The thousands detained should be either charged on the basis of credible evidence of criminal activities or immediately released. June 5, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Human Rights Watch Letter to President Iajuddin Ahmed Human Rights Watch sent a letter on April 8, 2008, to President Iajuddin Ahmed of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh regarding the National Human Rights Commission. April 8, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Letter to the Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Urging the Organisation to Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, we urge the OIC to consider two amendments to the Convention in order to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and to make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications. March 11, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Printer friendly version Bangladesh: Tortured Journalist Describes Surviving Military Beatings ‘Reform-Minded’ Government Not Addressing Arbitrary Detention and Torture The arbitrary arrest and torture of journalist Tasneem Khalil by Bangladesh’s notorious military intelligence agency highlights abuses under the country’s state of emergency and the interim government’s failure to restrain the security forces, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today. Human Rights Watch called upon the Bangladeshi government, as well as the country’s donors, to urgently tackle the endemic problem of torture. February 14, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version The Torture of Tasneem Khalil How the Bangladesh Military Abuses Its Power under the State of Emergency
HRW Index No.: C2001 February 14, 2008 Report Download PDF, 237 KB, 44 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Bangladesh: Labor Activists in Export Sector Harassed Recent Arrest Shows Government’s Misuse of Emergency Powers Bangladesh’s interim government should immediately end the recent harassment of labor rights activists who are conducting legitimate activities to protect the rights of workers in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. January 31, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version UAE: Meetings Should Address Migrant Workers’ Rights When labor ministers from 22 Asian and Middle Eastern countries meet in Abu Dhabi this week to discuss Asian contract migrant workers, they should address widespread violations of migrant workers’ rights, Human Rights Watch said today. January 18, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to Governments in Asia and the Middle East on International Migrants' Day Migrants’ Groups Call for Key Reforms We are writing on December 18, 2007, International Migrants’ Day, to call upon you to implement key reforms to respect and uphold migrants’ rights. On January 21-22, 2008, the United Arab Emirates will host the latest round of the “Colombo Process,” a series of regional consultative processes focused on Asian contract migrant workers. We believe this meeting could provide an important stepping stone to establishing regional minimum standards regarding recruitment, employment, and protection of migrant workers. December 17, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version Asian Migrant Workers Abandoned to Abuse Migrants’ Groups Call for Key Reforms on International Migrants Day Governments in Asia and the Middle East must take stronger action to fight rampant abuse against migrant workers, several migrants’ and human rights groups said in a joint letter on the eve of December 18, International Migrants’ Day. December 17, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Bangladesh: Partial Lifting of Ban on Politics Falls Far Short Authorities Should Lift Emergency Rules Undermining Basic Rights The Bangladeshi caretaker government’s decision to partially lift the ban on political activities is not nearly enough to address widespread restrictions on basic freedoms and rampant human rights abuses in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. September 11, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Bangladesh: Abuses Grow in Crackdown on Protests Students Angry After Eight Months of Emergency Rule The Bangladesh government must respect international human rights standards as it enforces a curfew and seeks to police demonstrations, Human Rights Watch said today. August 25, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Bangladesh: Protecting Rights as Vital as Ending Corruption The Bangladeshi government should take the protection of human rights as seriously as the fight against corruption, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh today. The letter addresses problems of extrajudicial killings, torture, and arbitrary arrests. August 1, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version Bangladesh: Release Journalist and Rights Activist Army Arrests Tasneem Khalil of Human Rights Watch Bangladesh’s military-backed care-taker government should immediately release Tasneem Khalil, an investigative journalist and part-time Human Rights Watch consultant, who was detained by security forces late last night, Human Rights Watch said today. May 11, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Letter to SAARC Leaders In Anticipation of Summit In New Delhi Human Rights Watch released today a letter to the leaders of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and the Maldives urging them to make the promotion and protection of human rights a priority for the SAARC summit meeting on April 3-4 in New Delhi. March 29, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version Rohingya Refugees from Burma Mistreated in Bangladesh Thailand Also Forcing Asylum Seekers Back into Burma Rohingya refugees from Burma living in Bangladesh face an increased risk of mistreatment and are being denied access to necessary humanitarian aid by the Bangladeshi authorities, endangering thousands of civilians and compelling many to seek refuge in nearby countries, Human Rights Watch said today. March 27, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version UAE: Draft Labor Law Violates International Standards New Law Should Protect Right to Strike and Cover Domestic Workers The United Arab Emirates’ proposed labor law falls far short of international standards for workers’ rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The law should be revised to protect workers’ rights to organize, bargain collectively and strike, and to cover excluded groups such as domestic workers. March 25, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version The UAE's Draft Labor Law: Human Rights Watch’s Comments and Recommendations The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is currently considering revisions to its main labor law. Like other countries in the Gulf, the UAE is heavily reliant upon the labor of migrant workers, primarily from South Asia. According to figures from 2005, 95 percent of the UAE’s labor pool, some 2.7 million workers, are migrants, many of whom work in the construction and domestic service industries. Meaningful reforms in the new labor law would have a significant and positive impact across South Asia and the Gulf and, if the final version of the law integrates key labor protections, it could become a leading model for the region. March 25, 2007 Background Briefing Also available in
Bangladesh: Stop Killings by Security Forces Arbitrary Arrests Mock Rule of Law The Bangladeshi government should take immediate steps to stop extrajudicial killings and arbitrary arrests by the security forces, Human Rights Watch said today. January 25, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version |
 
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