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

FACT FINDING REPORT: Life of human rights defender, lawyer, blogger, journalist & writer is under risk

Dhaka: December 08, 2012

Mr. Shahanur Islam @ Saikot, founding secretary general of JusticeMakers Bangladesh, legal & human rights editor of the monthly Bengali magazine “Doyel” as well as member of the “Bangladesh Bar Council”and district “Bar Association of Dhaka” has been victimized in different occasions due to his activities to publish report on

Economical Consequence of Torture

Advocate Shahanur Islam

Torture perpetrated by the law enforcing agencies is common phenomena and widespread in around the globe. Every year a hundred thousand of people face torture severely by law and security personnel, resulting threat to the democracy. When a person is tortured severely, then that person suffers from various complications and