Bangladesh: Information on the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission, its founding, funding, activities, affiliations, membership, and on any reports of harrassment of members
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGD24087.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bangladesh: Information on the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission, its founding, funding, activities, affiliations, membership, and on any reports of harrassment of members, 1 May 1996, BGD24087.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aad55c.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
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For information on the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission, please refer to the attachments.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 9 August 1993. "Best-Selling Book Ban Condemned by Intellectuals." (NEXIS)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1995. 1996. Washington, DC: US Department of State, p. 1300.
Human Rights Internet, Ottawa. Human Rights Internet Organizational (HRIO) database. 7 May 1996. "Bangladesh Human Rights Commission." Entry faxed to the DIRB.
Inter Press Service (IPS). 15 February 1995. Tabibul Islam. "Human-Rights Bangladesh: Violations Routine, Say Activists." (NEXIS)
_____. 22 August 1992. Tabibul Islam. "Bangladesh: Press Fears the Government is Curbing Freedom." (NEXIS)
Xinhua News Agency. 20 January 1994. Zhou Fang. "Roundup: Bangladesh Health Sector Hit Hard by Strike." (NEXIS)
United Press International (UPI). 1 July 1992. BC Cycle. "Bangladesh Police Accused of 'Massive Human Rights Violations'." (NEXIS)
