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Statements

ASK demands to ensure worker safety in Ship Breaking Industry
31 December 2009
On Wednesday 30 December 2009, ten workers were injured falling under the iron plate at Sitakunda ship yard. Before that, on, 26 December 2009 four were killed and at least thirty labors were injured in a massive gas explosion. . …..

Strong condemn and protest of ASK against the statement of Home Minister about crossfire
27 December 2009
ASK strongly protests and condemns the Home Minister’s comment on crossfire in the orientation program of Milestone College………

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Litigations

HC orders RAB no crossfire till next hearing in January
 14 December 2009

The High Court on 14 December expressed grave concern over persistence of extrajudicial killings as 11 people were killed in custody since issuance of a suo moto rule upon the government on November 17 for an explanation on the matter. ASK and BLAST earlier became intervener in the suo moto rule.. …. Read more

Ain O Shalish Kendra’s Writ
High Court directs Government to implement Labor Law 2006 in the ship breaking industry at Sitakundu.
 9 November 2009

The High Court has ordered the government to take proper steps to implement the Labor Law 2006 in the ship-breaking industry at Sitakundu in Chittagong…
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Reports

Follow-up Document of the Human Rights Forum on UPR (the Forum), Bangladesh on Developments since February 2009
7 June 2009

The Human Rights Forum on UPR (‘the Forum’), Bangladesh, a coalition of 17 human rights, women’s and labour and indigenous people’s and development organisations, takes this opportunity to highlight developments since February 2009, noting achievements made, commitments that remain unfulfilled, as well as continuing concerns regarding violations of human rights by the Government of Bangladesh. In this context, the Forum calls on the Government to make specific, time bound and measurable commitments in the UPR outcome document adopted by the Human Rights Council.……. Full Report

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Events

Press conference on Human Rights Report 2009 Launching
1 January 2010

On 1 January 2010, ASK organized a press conference on Human Rights Report 2009 Launching at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity in the city… … Read more

Ameerah Haq at ASK
29 December 2009

On 29 December 2009, Ain o Salish Kendra organized a discussion with Ameerah Haque, the Under Secretary General of United Nations and the Head of Integrated Missions in Timor-Leste. … Read more

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