Annual Human Rights Report
Annual Human Rights in Bangladesh 2015
The overall human rights condition in Bangladesh was deteriorated in 2015 severally as the government limited political and civil society space, continued to keep abusive security forces from liability, especially ongoing extrajudicial killing, enforced disappearance, abduction, violence against women e.g. rape, gang rape, indiscriminate arrest and assault of opponent political leaders, intimidation and extortion by the law enforcing agencies along with the ruling party leaders were provoking situation very frightful.
Sometimes we see law enforcement agencies and administration to some extent were involved with a violation of human right rather than protection of citizen's rights. Consequently, the state could not properly ensure justice, peace and security to its citizens. As a result, all sorts of monstrous activities including human trafficking, killing, abduction, disappearance, murder and torture were massively spread out in the society. Human rights violation related incidents sometimes come to the spotlight, sometimes remain behind the screen and sometimes published in media as scattered news which in turn may not reach to the general people. Human rights support center is working to collect and accumulate the human rights violation related news through newspaper and local representatives and then publish reports and Report in monthly,quarterly and yearly basis to make the general people and concerned authority about the human rights condition. Our constitution provides the right to life and personal liberty but in practice, there is no guarantee of human life.
According to the source of human rights support center (HRSC), an almost 193 persons were killed extra judicially in 2015. The deaths were occurred during raids, arrests as well as during the law-enforcement agency’s operations. The government often regretfully described these deaths as "crossfire/gunfights/encounter killings". Secondly, Enforced disappearances were continued during the last whole year, unfortunately, most of the cases allegation was against the security forces such as RAB, CID, DB and Police. According to HRSC monitoring, a total 50 people have been disappeared by LEA 39 incidents of disappearances with alleged ties to security personnel were held in the year of 2015.
Moreover, HRSC report found that in 2015, around 574 women were raped and among them 56 were killed after rape. A total of 139 women were killed for dowry, 189 females were sexually harassed and 42 have become victims of Acid violence.
On the other hand, 43 Bangladeshi citizens were killed by BSF and 57 were injured, at the same time, 670 were killed in the violent attack. A total of 340 people have been abducted, among them 116 were rescued and 68 were killed after the abduction. In addition, 02 journalists were killed and 74 were seriously injured.
Furthermore, 172 people in total were killed in political violence. At least 128 people were killed by public lynching.Notably, there were 265 incidents of criminal attack on minority, of them 02 men were killed and 70 were injured.
Finally from the above-mentioneddata, it can be said that the human rights situation in Bangladesh is degrading day by day. However, we hope that this annual Reportwill assist the mass people, civil society as well as international communities to comprehend the current awful and shameful human rights situation of Bangladesh. We are deeply concerned about debasing human rights situation in our beloved country. We also urge national and international human rights organizations as well as every citizen to raise their voice to protect and promote human rights in Bangladesh.
