Warrants Issued for Arrest of Four Policemen Alleging Torture in Remand

Dhaka, September 23, 2010

The Chef Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM), Dhaka issued warrants for arrest of four police officers, including former Ramna police officer-in-charge Mahbubur Rahman on Wednesday September 22, 2010, t in connection with torturing a Chhatra League leader in custody  to force ‘false admission’ in the case of attempt on the life of Dhaka University teacher Humayun Azad in

URGENT APPEAL: OMCT & FIDH concerns on death threats against Mr. Shahanur Islam

Switzerland, March 23, 2009

The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources, including ODHIKAR, of threats received by Mr. Shahanur Islam, Secretary General and Executive Director of the Bangladesh Centre for Human Rights and Development, Programme Manager of Legal and Human Rights Affairs at the Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights & BRCT

URGENT APPEAL:CCBE Concerns regarding the situation of human rights lawyer in Bangladesh

EUROPE, September 06, 2011
The CCBE writes to express its serious concerns over the situation of Mr Shahanur Islam, a lawyer and general secretary of the Bangladesh Institute for Human Rights (BIHR), who has received death threats in Bangladesh.The CCBE is informed that on 9 January 2011 Mr Islam undertook a fact-finding mission on the violation of minorities

Shahanur Islam Works to Resolve Case of Unlawful Arrest

Dhaka: Octobr 20, 2010

On October 6, 2010, Mr. Mokhlesur Rahman Badal was arrested by the Drug Control Directorate police of the Ramna zone in the Dhaka metropolitan area. He was detained on the charge of being an accomplice to a drug smuggler who resided in the same building. On October 12, 2010, Adv. Shahanur Islam Saikot, JusticeMaker Fellow

FACT FINDING REPORT: Arson attacks against indigenous Jumma in Chittagong Hill tracts

Dhaka, July 09, 2011 
JusticeMakers Bangladesh, along with Global Human Rights Defense, the Hague, the Netherlands has been conducted a fact finding investigation into the arson attacks against minority Jumma communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh which occurred in February and April of 2011. In May 2011, Justice

Sue against nine police and prison officials alleging torture in custody and death due to negligence after torture

A petition case has been filed  against nine (9) police and prison officials including Jail Superintendent & Jailor of Naogaon district jail as well as former Officer in Charge (OC) and present second officer of Badalgachhi police Station under Naogaon district on March 21, 2012. The case has been filed with the Judicial Magistrate Court, Naogaon

FACT FINDING REPORT: Death of a businessman in jail custody due to torture

Dhaka, January 07, 2012 

In December 2011, Advocate Sahanur Islam (Saikot), Founding Secretary General of JusticeMakers Bangladesh, Dhaka along with three members went to the spot to conduct a fact finding investigation mission on the incident of death of a businessman due to negligence of treatment: family member alleges of torture for bribe on the

Shahanur Islam attentds the Symposium on Grass Root Protection of Minority Rights in South Asia

Mumbai, November 08, 2011

Human rights activists from south Asian nations have join hands for the protection of the minority rights in South Asia. A joint manifesto on minority rights in south asia was developed by the participants to identify common issues and priorities on thematic human rights violations in need of attention and action. This manifesto was

JusticeMakers Bangladesh assists a woman victim to get release from jail custody.

Dhaka,April 04, 2012 

Kollpona, 36 years old woman mother of a ten year’s old daughter who had been arrested in July 2009 by the Paltan police station under Dhaka Metropolitan police from house of her master alleging to steal two gold bangles along with some cash money. Though the police was not able to recover any stolen goods, she was put to the

Sued against Police Official alleging to physically attacked on Lawyer and Human Rights Defender in Police Station

Dhaka: April 19, 2012 

JusticeMakers Bangladesh has been sued against a sub inspector of police alleging to physically attack on a human rights defender and lawyer in Bangladesh while he went to police station to register a general diary appealing to ensure his and his team members physical security. Advocate Shahanur Islam founding general secretary of

চাই প্রতিবাদ, চাই প্রতিরোধ!!!

রাস্তাঘাটে মেয়েদের উক্ত্যক্ত বা হয়রানি করা, মেয়েদের উদ্দেশ্যে কটু মন্তব্য ও অশ্লীল ইঙ্গিত করা, শিস দেওয়া, কুৎসিত শারীরিক অঙ্গভঙ্গি করা, পথ আটকে ধরা বা ওড়না টেনে ধরার মত অশোভন আচরন ইত্যাদি যৌন হয়রানি বা টিজিং এর বিষয়কে গুরুত্বহীন হিসেবে চিহ্নিত করতে আমাদের সমাজে “ইভ টিজিং” শব্দটি ব্যবহারের প্রবণতা লক্ষ্য করা যায়। “ইভ টিজিং” কথাটির মাধ্যমে আসল সমস্যা বা

Human rights advocate has physically been harassed at Mohammadpur police station

Dhaka: April 03, 2012

Shahanur Islam, founding secretary general of JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also advocate of Bangladesh Bar Council and member of distrcit Bar Association, Dhaka and Naogaon has tried to been arrest after physically harassment at Mohammadpur police station under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) by the then duty officer and sub inspector Mr. Yusuf on

Constitution does not recognize the identity and rights of the ethnic and sexual minority people properly

Brussels: December 09, 2012

The Constitution of Bangladesh does not recognize the identity and rights of the ethnic and sexual minority people properly. Denial of fundamental rights and identity of indigenous and LGBT peoples in the newly 15th amended of Constitution has disappointed peoples of Bangladesh. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender people in

Police submitted destroyed report: Human rights defender assult case in police station

Dhaka: June 06, 2012

A destroyed deport was submitted to the Dhaka Metropalitan Magistrate Court on June 06, 2012. It was submitted by Mr. Golam Mostofa Rashel, Senior Assistant Police Commissioner of Mohammadpur zone, DMP, Dhaka.  In the connection of the allegation made by Advocate Shahanur Islam, founding secretary general of

Gov't of Bangladesh Should Recognise Rights of the LGBT People!

Belgium: December 08, 2012 

Human Rights of LGBT persons are not  recognize in Bangladesh. They are abused, discriminated, arrested and tortured  simply because of who they are or who they are perceived to be, stated by Mr. Shahanur Islam, a Bangladeshi human rights defender and founding secretary general of the newly established organization JusticeMakers

Gov't of Bangladesh Should be Decriminalize Homosexual Acts!

The Heage: December 08, 2012

"Gov't of Bangladesh Should be constitutionally recognize sexual (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender), ethnic minority community people & decriminalize homosexual acts immediately"- Mr. Shahanur Islam, founding secretary general of newly establish human rights organization JusticiceMakers