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

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