Bangladesh: Information on incidents of violence against Hindu women from 1992 to 1994
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGD20872.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bangladesh: Information on incidents of violence against Hindu women from 1992 to 1994, 1 June 1995, BGD20872.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aafd54.html [accessed 26 May 2023] |
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According to the attached Japan Economic Newswire, Bangladesh's Hindu community claimed that thousands of Hindu women were harassed during the violence following the destruction of the Babri Mosque by Hindus in Ayodhya, India (23 Dec. 1992), whereas the attached United Press International (UPI) report states that Bangladeshi opposition leaders alleged that nearly 3,000 Hindu women had been raped during the Ayodhya aftermath (26 Jan. 1993).
Please consult the attachment to Response to Information Request BGD20633.e of 27 April 1995 for information, provided by the Coordinating Council for Human Rights in Bangladesh (CCHRB) in Dhaka, on the general situation of Hindus in Bangladesh. Examples of the harassment and rape of Hindu women are also given by the CCHRB. This Response is available at Regional Documentation Centres.
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. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Japan Economic Newswire. 23 December 1992. "Opposition Says Government Inaction Harms Minorities." (NEXIS)
United Press International (UPI). 26 January 1993. BC Cycle. "Bangladesh, India Ties Fraying." (NEXIS)
Attachments
Japan Economic Newswire. 23 December 1992. "Opposition Says Government Inaction Harms Minorities." (NEXIS)
United Press International (UPI). 26 January 1993. BC Cycle. "Bangladesh, India Ties Fraying." (NEXIS)
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_____. September 1994. Human Rights Information Package: Bangladesh.
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On-line search of media sources.
Oral sources.
Note on oral sources:
Oral sources are usually contacted when documentary sources have been exhausted. However, oral sources must agree to be quoted in a publicly available Response to Information Request. If they refuse, the Response will read "no information currently available." Contacting oral sources is also subject to time constraints; for example, there are periods of the year when academics are unavailable.
