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BANGLADESH
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
January 2004
Accessed Date:
3 October 2012
Source:
Bangladesh. Local Government Engineering Department.
Accessed Date:
17 September 2013
Title:
Bangladesh. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
6 October 2016
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
Bangladesh. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Title:
Bangladesh Administrative Divisions
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Bangladesh: Minority religious groups. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Bangladesh: Prison Conditions.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Bangladesh: Women.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2014
Accessed Date:
13 January 2015
Keywords:
children; corruption; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; femicide; gender equality; gender-based violence; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; witness protection
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Bangladesh: Background information, including actors of protection, and internal relocation.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
November 2014
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; corruption; country overview; disappeared persons; document fraud; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; international guidance note; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; tribes/clans; witness protection
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Bangladesh: Opposition to the government.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; state surveillance; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Report on the mission to People's Republic of Bangladesh from 2 to 14 April 2015.
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
June 2015
Accessed Date:
21 October 2016
Title:
Bangladesh : April 2016 update.
Source:
United Kingdom. House of Commons Library.
Date of Document:
6 April 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Title:
Bangladesh. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
6 March 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. World Report 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; labour; marriage; minorities; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence
Title:
Bangladesh. Country of Origin Information (COI) Report.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
31 August 2013
Accessed Date:
17 September 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; corruption; country overview; document fraud; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; identity documents; internal displacement; labour; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; military service; minorities; nationality; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
National Report Submitted in Accordance with Paragraph 5 of the Annex to Human Rights Council Resolution 16/21
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/16/BGD/1
Date of Document:
7 February 2013
Accessed Date:
17 September 2013
Keywords:
abduction; children; citizenship; corruption; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; religion; social services; torture; trafficking in persons; witness protection
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Bangladesh
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
8 July 2013
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; labour; nationality; police/security forces; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Bangladesh. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; identity documents; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; torture; trafficking in persons; witness protection
Title:
Bangladesh: Asia Report 2015
Source:
Asian Human Rights Commission
Accessed Date:
21 October 2016
Title:
Bangladesh: Human Rights Deteriorate as Political Violence Escalates
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
20 January 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; crime; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners
Title:
Bangladesh. Amnesty International Report 2015/16: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Congressional Testimony. Bangladesh's Fracture: Political and Religious Extremism. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source:
Illinois State University
Date of Document:
30 April 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
Human Rights Report Monitoring Report. May 1-31, 2016.
Date of Document:
1 June 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Title:
Stop Them, Now! Bangladesh: Enforced Disappearances, Torture and Restrictions on Freedom of Expression.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
September 2014
Accessed Date:
30 October 2014
Keywords:
children; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; indigenous groups; Internet; judicial corruption; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; torture
Title:
Statistics on human rights violations 2015
Date of Document:
2 January 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Bangladesh: New ID Card Policy Could Hit Rohingya Asylum-Seekers
Source:
United Nations. Integrated Regional Information Networks.
Date of Document:
29 March 2011
Accessed Date:
3 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents; minorities
Title:
Bangladesh Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
identity documents; police report
Title:
National Identity (NID) Card; its use as a voter's identity card; procedures to obtain one
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 September 2010
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Bangladesh. Birth Registration. A Comparative Report Prepared for UNICEF.
Date of Document:
November 2015
Accessed Date:
21 October 2016
Title:
Bangladesh Citizenship (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Ordinance 1978
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
Title:
Reports of fraudulent documents (2011-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 August 2015
Accessed Date:
28 September 2015
Keywords:
crime; document fraud; identity documents; labour; organized crime
Title:
Procedures and requirements to acquire a passport; characteristics of a Bangladesh passport
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 July 2010
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Whether a person may apply for a new passport or renew or replace an existing passport while residing outside Bangladesh
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 July 2010
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
President's Order No. 149 of 1972. The Bangladesh Citizenship (Temporary Provisions) Order, 1972.
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
Title:
Bangladesh Citizenship (Temporary Provisions) Rules, 1978
Accessed Date:
3 October 2012
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain and renew a passport at the Bangladesh High Commission in Ottawa; information on the procedures that the High Commission follows with the old passport booklet (2014 – May 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 May 2015
Accessed Date:
28 September 2015
Keywords:
children; identity documents
Title:
Citizenship Law 2016: Need for thorough scrutiny, drastic revision
Date of Document:
10 June 2016
Accessed Date:
21 October 2016
Title:
Act No. 29 of 2004; The Law framed to amend and to consolidate Births and Deaths Registration
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Information on the Awami League (AL), including its leaders, subgroups, youth wings, and activities (2008-July 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 September 2011
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
legal system; political organizations
Title:
Information on the Jatiya Party, including its leaders, factions, youth wings and activities; treatment of members and supporters by authorities (2008-July 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 September 2011
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
election; political organizations
Title:
People's Republic of Bangladesh. Election for Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of 5 January 2014
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Democracy in the Crossfire. Opposition Violence and Government Abuses in the 2014 Pre-and Post-Election in Bangladesh.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
April 2014
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; human rights activists; map; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; warrants
Title:
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), including its structure, leaders, membership and membership documents, factions, associated organizations and activities; treatment of members and supporters by authorities (September 2012-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 August 2015
Accessed Date:
28 September 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners
Title:
Mapping Bangladesh's Political Crisis. Asia Report No 264.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
9 February 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; corruption; country overview; crime; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; torture; transport infrastructure; warrants
Title:
Political Parties in Bangladesh. CPD-CMI Working Paper Series.
Source:
CHR. Michelsen Institute. Centre for Policy Dialogue.
Date of Document:
August 2014
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
corruption; crime; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; gender equality; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
Dynasty or Democracy? Party Politics in Bangladesh
Source:
CHR. Michelsen Institute.
Date of Document:
November 2013
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
political activities; political organizations
Title:
Inquiry Urged into Bangladesh's “Extrajudicial” Killings
Source:
United Nations. Integrated Regional Information Networks.
Date of Document:
4 February 2014
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
election; extralegal executions/killings; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Gonojagoron Moncho, including origin, purpose, structure, membership, areas of operation and activities (April 2013-January 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 January 2014
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
conflict; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; human rights activists; judicial efficacy; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 — Bangladesh Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; legal system; minorities; political activities; political opposition; religion; sexual violence
Title:
Roles and responsibilities of the executive members of the local branches of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal (Bangladesh Nationalist Youth Party) (2010-August 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 August 2014
Accessed Date:
26 September 2014
Keywords:
conflict; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; human rights activists; judicial efficacy; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion
Title:
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), including structure, leaders, activities; membership cards and confirmation letters, and activities; treatment of members by authorities (2014-April 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 May 2016
Accessed Date:
19 October 2016
Title:
Information on the Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL), including structure and membership; treatment of members of the KSJL by Awami League members and by authorities (2014-August 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 September 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Bangladesh. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
28 November 2014
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Bangladesh: Collapsed Criminal Justice System Compounds Violence Against Women
Source:
Asian Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
21 May 2013
Accessed Date:
17 September 2013
Keywords:
children; corruption; gender equality; judicial corruption; legislation; marriage; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; social services; witness protection
Title:
Domestic violence, including legislation, state protection, and services available to victims (2007-July 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 September 2011
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
domestic violence; legislation
Title:
Arranged, forced, and early marriage; the matching process and the role of the matchmaker; consequences for refusing to participate (2003 – 2006)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 August 2006
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
legislation; marriage; religion
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention. Eighth periodic report of State parties due in 2015. Bangladesh.
Date of Document:
29 May 2015
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
abduction; children; citizenship; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; femicide; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Its Causes and Consequences, Rashida Manjoo. Addendum. Mission to Bangladesh (20–29 May 2013).
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
1 April 2014
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; gender equality; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; religion; sexual violence; trafficking in persons
Title:
Marry Before Your House is Swept Away. Child Marriage in Bangladesh.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
9 June 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
children; crime; document fraud; domestic violence; family law; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; warrants
Title:
A Mid-Term Assessment by Stakeholders. Progress on Implementation of Child Focused UPR Recommendations (September 2013 – October 2015).
Source:
Child Rights Advocacy Coalition in Bangladesh.
Date of Document:
December 2015
Author:
Ain o Salish Kendra
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Title:
Memorandum Re: Child Marriage in Bangladesh: Birth and Marriage Registration.
Source:
Avon Global Center for Women and Justice
Date of Document:
15 August 2013
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
children; corruption; identity documents; institutional efficacy; legislation; marriage
Title:
Basic profile of child marriage in Bangladesh
Date of Document:
March 2016
Author:
Chata Malé; Quentin Wodon
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
Title:
Eighth CEDAW Shadow Report to the UN CEDAW Committee
Source:
Citizens' Initiatives on CEDAW, Bangladesh (CIC-BD)
Date of Document:
February 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Title:
Report of the National Human Rights Commission, Bangladesh, on the Government's 2015 CEDAW State Report Responding to CEDAW's 2011 Concluding Observations
Source:
National Human Rights Commission Bangladesh
Accessed Date:
21 October 2016
Title:
A Critical Appraisal of Laws Relating to Sexual Offences in Bangladesh
Source:
National Human Rights Commission Bangladesh
Accessed Date:
21 October 2016
Title:
The Invisible Minority: The situation of the LGBT community in Bangladesh
Source:
Global Human Rights Defence. Boys of Bangladesh.
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; human rights activists; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Bangladesh. State-Sponsored Homophobia. A World Survey of Laws: Criminalisation, Protection and Recognition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
legislation; sexual minorities
Title:
Joint UPR Submission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Bangladesh. 16th Session of the Universal periodic Review – 2013
Source:
Boys of Bangladesh; Creating Resources through Empowerment and Action; Sexual Rights Initiative
Accessed Date:
29 September 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; election; family law; identity documents; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; police/security forces; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Bangladesh (2nd Cycle) – 16th UPR Session
Source:
ARC International
Date of Document:
20 September 2013
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
institutional efficacy; legislation; police/security forces; religion; sexual minorities
Title:
Criminalisation of Homosexuality: Bangladesh
Source:
Human Dignity Trust
Date of Document:
25 October 2015
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Bangladesh Overview of corruption and anti-corruption with a focus on the health sector
Source:
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Center; Transparency International; CHR. Michelsen Institute
Date of Document:
31 March 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; corruption; crime; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; social services; statistics; witness protection
Title:
Major Chemical Source Countries and Territories: Bangladesh. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2014. Volume I: Drugs and Chemical Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2014
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
drug trafficking; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces
Title:
Bangladeshi Health Sector Corruption Hits Poor Hardest
Source:
United Nations. Integrated Regional Information Networks.
Date of Document:
12 February 2013
Accessed Date:
17 September 2013
Title:
Bangladesh (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
children; corruption; crime; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; police corruption; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
National Integrity System Assessment. Bangladesh 2014.
Source:
Transparency International Bangladesh
Date of Document:
14 May 2014
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; identity documents; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Bangladesh. Country Reports on Terrorism 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; Internet; legislation; police efficacy; religion
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Inexistent Rule of Law in Bangladesh. Article 2 of the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Volume:
Vol 13, No. 2 & 3
Source:
Asian Legal Resource Centre
Date of Document:
September 2014
Accessed Date:
17 October 2016
Title:
The Special Powers Act, including implementation by authorities; police procedures directed by the Act, including warrants and notifications (2011-August 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 September 2014
Accessed Date:
26 September 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; freedom of the press; human rights activists; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; police corruption; political activities; political opposition; warrants
Title:
Political Conflict, Extremism and Criminal Justice in Bangladesh. Asia Report N° 277.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
11 April 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Bangladesh: Reject Police Proposal for Immunity from Prosecution for Torture
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
10 March 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
extralegal executions/killings; legal system; legislation; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; torture
Title:
Bangladesh: End Deadly Cycle of Crimes. Petrol Bomb Attacks and Security Force Abuses Filling Hospitals.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
6 February 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of movement; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners
Title:
Bangladesh: Halt Mass Arbitrary Arrests
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
17 June 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Title:
“No Right to Live”: “Kneecapping” and Maiming of Detainees by Bangladesh Security Forces
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
28 September 2016
Accessed Date:
21 October 2016
Title:
Bangladesh. Freedom of the Press 2016.
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
crime; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; Internet; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh 2014
Date of Document:
30 April 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; drug trafficking; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
Bangladesh. The Road to Resilience. Press Freedom in South Asia 2015-2016.
Source:
International Federation of Journalists
Date of Document:
May 2016
Page Numbers:
18-25, 58-65
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Title:
Bangladesh. Freedom of the Net 2015.
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; religion; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
“Freedom of our machetes”: The Killing of Bloggers in Bangladesh. The Researcher. Volume 11, Issue 1.
Source:
Ireland. The Refugee Documentation Centre.
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Title:
Bangladesh: Information Communication Technology Act
Date of Document:
10 May 2016
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
Title:
Bangladesh. International Religious Freedom Report for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 August 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Title:
Bangladesh. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Annual Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; government corruption; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; religion; social services
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his mission to Bangladesh
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council
Date of Document:
22 January 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Pushed to the Edge: Indigenous Rights Denied in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
June 2013
Accessed Date:
17 September 2013
Keywords:
abduction; conflict; country overview; ethnic and national groups; indigenous groups; internal displacement; legislation; map; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners
Title:
Bangladesh. The Indigenous World 2016.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
conflict; gender-based violence; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Bangladesh. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
July 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
citizenship; conflict; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; femicide; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence
Title:
Biharis in Bangladesh seek protection, justice
Source:
United Nations. Integrated Regional Information Networks.
Date of Document:
21 July 2014
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; conflict; extralegal executions/killings; internal displacement; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations
Title:
Situation and treatment of Hindu Manipuri ethnic minority, including women; ability of women, particularly Manipuri women, to relocate and access housing and employment within Bangladesh (2006-October 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 October 2013
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of movement; gender equality; indigenous groups; judicial efficacy; labour; minorities; religion; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Bangladesh. Statelessness among the Urdu-speakers. Resolving Existing Situations of Statelessness. Good Practices Paper.
Source:
United Nations. High Commission for Refugees.
Date of Document:
23 February 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; election; ethnic and national groups; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; social services
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Bangladesh. Comprehensive response required to complex displacement crisis
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
19 January 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; country overview; crime; election; gender-based violence; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legislation; map; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Bangladesh. Global Overview 2015: People internally displaced by conflict and violence.
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
Date of Document:
May 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
conflict; internal displacement
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions
Title:
Bangladesh. The 2016 ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
crime; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; gangs; gender-based violence; human rights activists; labour; police efficacy; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Bangladesh Sustainability Compact. Technical Status Report.
Source:
European Commission
Date of Document:
24 April 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gender equality; institutional efficacy; labour; legislation; social services; statistics
Title:
“Whoever Raises their Head Suffers the Most.” Workers' Rights in Bangladesh's Garment Factories.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
22 April 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
abduction; crime; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gangs; gender equality; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; political activities; sexual violence; torture
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 October 2016:
Title:
Bangladesh. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 April 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2015&dlid=252959
Accessed Date:
19 April 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; corruption; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; labour; legal system; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political prisoners; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture; warrants
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