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Publication: The Independent
Date: October 17, 2006
URL: http://www.ghrd.org/pagina.asp?ID=1990#
A women of the Hindu community and her daughter
were violated by some hoodlums in their shanty House at Alamdi village in
Uzirpur Upazilla of Barisal district recently.
The victims were admitted to local health complex in critical conditions.
Police and victims family sources said widow,
40 and her daughter-13 a student of Class Six of a local school.
After visiting the Durga Puja Mandaps, returned to their home at about 11
p.m. and went to sleep in their shanty.
About one hour after Russel Howlader son of
Hossain Howladar of West Satia,and Ishuq Bali, son of Asmat Bali of Alamdi,
entered the house by removing the door of the shanty, made the mother and
the daughter hostage under arms and started raping the mother in front of
the daughter.
When the daughter tried to run away, the other
unidentified associates of Russeland Ishuq waiting outside the house, caught
her and taking her near a bush raped her.
The Local people reused the daughter from
the bush in an unconscious condition in the early morning and both of the
victims were rushed to local rural physician at first and then to the Upazilla
health complex.
Till filing of this report the condition of
the minor girl was critical.
The brother in-law of the widow lodged a case
in this regard but none was so
far arrested.
The incident triggered panic among the members
of the minority community.
Comrade Rashed Khan Memon, President of the
Workers Party rushed to the hospital and visited the victims and gave assistance
for their treatment.
Memon condemned the incident and demanded
immediate arrest of the rapists.
The miscreants are influential persons are
enjoying the blessing of the powerful quarters of the ruling party, it is
learnt.
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Volunteer Campaigning: Stop the gang rapes
in Bangladesh!
06-09-2006
Duration Project
Location GHRD, the Hague
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Job description
General info GHRD is organising a campaign
against the gang rapes and violence against women in Bangladesh. The purpose
is to raise awareness to influence the government of Bangladesh and the international
community to take action to stop these atrocities. The campaign will take
place over the year 2007 with its official launch in the Hague at the 16th
of December, 2006, and is implemented under the supervision of GHRD the Hague.
Primary tasks GHRD seeks volunteers to help
us with this campaign. The tasks could differ depending on your experience
and preference, but you should be interested in practical human rights work!
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Head Office
Global Human Rights Defence
Javastraat 58
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