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