Bangladesh: Attempted Abduction Indicates Security Forces Act with Impunity
16 May 2014 7:11 pm
(Bangkok, 16 May 2014) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a regional human rights NGO, strongly condemns the failure of the Government in preventing the security forces from committing and aiding serious human rights violations. The recent attempted abduction of Mr. Mohammad Nur Khan, Director of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) at a time [ Read more ]
Bangladesh: Government Must Expedite Efforts to Ensure Safe Return of Abu Bakar Siddique
17 April 2014 7:10 pm
(Bangkok, 17 April 2014) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a regional human rights NGO, expressed grave concern over the abduction of Mr. Abu Bakar Siddique, the husband of prominent human rights defender Ms. Sayeda Rizwana Hasan. The human rights group urged the Government of Bangladesh to expedite efforts to ensure [ Read more ]
Asian States Must Cooperate Fully with UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders
28 March 2014 9:25 pm
(Bangkok/Geneva, 28 March 2014) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a regional human rights group, has expressed concern over the lack of cooperation of a number of Asian states with the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders in 2013. The regional human rights group said this following [ Read more ]
Bangladesh: Crackdown on opposition leaders and violence must end for the facilitation of an inclusive political process
9 January 2014 10:32 am
(Bangkok, 8 January 2014) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a regional human rights group with 47 member organisations from 16 countries across Asia, expresses serious concern over continuing crackdown on opposition leaders and the ensuing violence perpetrated by different political forces centering recent elections. Over the last few weeks, violence [ Read more ]
Bangladesh : FORUM-ASIA Reiterates Call for the Release of Adilur Rahman Khan and Condemns Continued Attacks on Freedom of Expression
25 September 2013 3:46 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Dhaka, 25 September 2013) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a regional human rights group with 47 member organisations from 16 countries across Asia, expresses its deep concerns over the continued detention of Adilur Rahman Khan and deteriorating environment for freedom of expression in Bangladesh. Adilur Rahman Khan, [ Read more ]
Item 6: Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Plenary on Bangladesh
20 September 2013 3:06 pm
Oral Statement Delivered by Mr. Ahmed Adam on Behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Friday, 20 September 2013 Thank you, Mr. President. FORUM-ASIA notes that the government of Bangladesh made its written responses to recommendations by the UPR Working Group available well in advance in July. While we appreciate Bangladesh’s decision [ Read more ]
Bangladesh: Government Must Retract Proposed Amendments to the Information and Communication Technology Act
23 August 2013 1:21 pm
(Bangkok, 22 August 2013) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a regional human rights group with 47 member organisations from 16 countries across Asia, urged the government of Bangladesh to rescind the proposed amendment to the Information and Communication Technology Act 2006 (ICT Act), which is riddled with legal irregularities and [ Read more ]
Bangladesh: Arbitrary Arrest of Human Rights Defender Condemned, Adilur Rahman Khan Must be Released Immediately
11 August 2013 5:28 pm
(Bangkok, 11 August 2013) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a regional human rights group with 47 member organisations from 16 countries across Asia, strongly condemned the arrest and harassment of Adilur Rahman Khan, Secretary of Odhikar, a local human rights organization at the forefront of fighting torture, extrajudicial killings and abuses [ Read more ]
Bangladesh: Ban on Political Activities Condemned – Government Urged to Refrain from Restricting Freedoms of Assembly, Association and Expression
20 May 2013 10:39 pm
(Bangkok, 20 May 2013) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a regional human rights group with 47 member organisations from 16 countries across Asia including Bangladesh, expressed serious concern over the decision of the Government to ban all political activities in the country. The decision has come not through an official [ Read more ]
Bangladesh: Arrest of the Bloggers and Editor – Government Must Refrain from Muzzling Freedom of Expression
18 April 2013 10:23 pm
(Bangkok, 18 April 2013) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a regional human rights group with 47 member organisations from 16 countries across Asia, expresses serious concern over the arrest of the acting editor of ‘Amar Desh’ and nineteen other employees of that newspaper. Attempts to prevent future publications of the [ Read more ]