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Human Rights Situation Monitoring and Interventions – February 2026

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:32:41 +0000

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) considered 27 human rights violation cases and collected information on these incidents. ASK has contacted the survivors and the family members of the victims of those human rights violation cases. Besides that, ASK has contacted the journalists, administrations, and local people to collect information regarding those incidents. ASK has sent 3 urgent communications to the respected authorities requesting them to take proper actions in the matters of medical negligence and the arrest of a person from his home late at night by the army. ASK contacted 14 victims of torture and their family members to collect primary information for assistance. Moreover, ASK has contacted the family members of 12 victims of enforced disappearance and collected information regarding the children of the victims. In February 2026, 6 cases of ASK were on the court for hearing. The Lawyer from ASK has taken steps accordingly.

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Human Rights Situation Monitoring and Interventions – January 2026

admin — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:30:51 +0000

In January, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) considered 25 human rights violation cases and collected information on these incidents. ASK has contacted the survivors and the family members of the victims of those human rights violation cases. Besides that, ASK has contacted the journalists, administrations and local people to collect information regarding those incidents. ASK has sent 2 urgent communications to the respected authority requesting for taking proper action in the matter of medical negligence and a man beaten to death in a drug rehabilitation center. There are 7 cases of ASK were in the cause list of the court for hearing. ASK contacted 18 victims of torture and their family members to collect primary information for assistance. Moreover, ASK has contacted the family members of 8 victims of enforced disappearance and collected information regarding the children of the victims.

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Litigation Activities – January 2026

admin — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 05:28:13 +0000

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) continued to represent victims and legal aid seekers before the courts. During January 2026, on behalf of victims, court dates were scheduled for cases related to family disputes, violence against women and children and criminal offences. In these cases, ASK lawyers undertook necessary legal actions, including court appearances, hearings, follow-ups and examination of witnesses. During the reporting month, 2 new cases were filed on behalf of victims. A total of 229 cases were handled during this period, of which 206 were family cases, 17 involved violence against women and children and 6 were criminal cases.

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Human Rights Monitoring and Interventions – December 2025

admin — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 06:05:28 +0000

During December 2025, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) actively monitored and documented human rights violations across the country, taking 27 cases into consideration. In the process of fact-finding, ASK maintained direct contact with survivors and the family members of the victims. Additional information was gathered through engagement with journalists, local administration officials and community members. As part of its intervention efforts, ASK sent one urgent communication to the concerned authorities, calling for immediate and appropriate action in a case involving alleged medical negligence. In parallel, ASK continued its legal advocacy work, with two cases listed for hearing before the Bangladesh Supreme Court during the month. ASK has contacted 17 victims of torture and their family members to collect primary information for assistance. Moreover, ASK has contacted to the family members of 6 victims of enforced disappearance and collected information regarding the children of the victims.

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Human Rights Monitoring and Interventions – November 2025

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:59:36 +0000

In November 2025, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) contacted 15 survivors of torture and their family members to collect primary information for legal and advocacy support. During this period, ASK also gathered follow-up information on cases previously filed in court. In addition, ASK contacted the family members of 8 victims of enforced disappearance and collected relevant information regarding their children. ASK documented and assessed 20 incidents of human rights violations and collected detailed information related to these cases. As part of this process, ASK communicated with survivors, family members, journalists, local administrations and community members to verify facts and gather comprehensive data. Furthermore, 7 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) cases filed by ASK were listed for hearing before the High Court Division during this period.

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Litigation Activities – November 2025

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:48:13 +0000

Through the EngageNow project, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) continued to represent victims and legal aid seekers before the courts. During this month, court dates were scheduled for cases related to family matters, violence against women and children and criminal offenses on behalf of the victims. In these cases, ASK lawyers undertook necessary legal actions, including court appearances, hearings, follow-up actions and examination of witnesses. During November 2025, a total of 236 cases were handled, including 205 family cases, 21 cases of violence against women and children and 10 criminal cases. These activities were implemented under the EngageNow project, part of the Nagorikata: Civic Engagement Fund (CEF) programme, with support from the Embassy of Switzerland and Global Affairs Canada (GAC).

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Litigation Activities – October 2025

admin — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 06:50:46 +0000

Through the EngageNow project, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) has been representing victims and legal aid seekers in court. This month, on behalf of the victims, court dates were scheduled for cases related to family matters, violence against women and children and criminal offences. In these cases, ASK lawyers took necessary steps, including appearances, hearings, follow-ups and examination of witnesses. During this month, 3 new cases were filed on behalf of victims. The total number of cases handled was 246, including 213 family cases, 22 cases of violence against women and children and 11 criminal cases.

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Human Rights Monitoring and Interventions – October 2025

admin — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 05:51:29 +0000

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) took 19 human rights violation cases into consideration and collected information regarding these incidents. ASK has reached out to the survivors and the family members of those cases.

Primary Fact Findings on Human Rights Violation Cases:

Violence against women: 6;
Death in custody: 1;
Extrajudicial killing: 1;
Mob beating (killing): 2;
Religious idol vandalism: 1;
Medical negligence: 1;
Border killing: 1;
Attack on journalist: 3;
Child rights violations: 3.

ASK has contacted 23 victims of torture and their family members to collect primary data for assistance. Moreover, ASK has reached out to the family members of 12 victims of enforced disappearance and gathered detailed information regarding the children of the victims.

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Litigation Activities – September 2025

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:41:49 +0000

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), through its Litigation Unit, conducted a total of 268 cases in court on behalf of victims and legal aid seekers. Among these, 242 were family cases, 19 were related to violence against women and children, and 7 were criminal cases. ASK lawyers actively carried out necessary appearances, hearings, submissions, follow-ups, and witness examinations to ensure justice for victims. In addition, 2 new cases were taken up during the month. ASK filed one criminal miscellaneous case in September 2025 before the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

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Human Rights Monitoring and Interventions – September 2025

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 05:46:34 +0000

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) has taken 24 human rights violation cases into consideration and collected information regarding these incidents. ASK has contacted the survivors and the family members of those human rights violation cases. Besides that, ASK has contacted the journalists, administrations, and local people to collect information regarding those incidents. ASK has sent 1 urgent communication to local administration requesting for taking proper action in the matter of beating the students of a school by a local leader in Rangpur district. ASK has contacted 13 victims of torture and their family members to collect primary data for assistance. Moreover, ASK has contacted family members of 8 victims of enforced disappearance and collected information regarding the children of the victims.

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