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Issue No: 181
March 13, 2005

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Women's Day Special

Human rights monitor

4 Years Statistics

Violence against women in Bangladesh

In the last 4 years women were the most vulnerable groups in Bangladesh that witnessed an alarming increase in human rights violations. From 01 January 2001 to 31 December 2004 a sum of 4195 women and children raped across the country. Among them 467 women were killed after raped and 45 women committed suicide after being violated. Besides, a total of 1137 women found to be victimised of dowry related violence. 740 women were killed, 283 were brutally tortured, 42 found acid victims, 65 committed suicide and 7 were divorced due to dowry.

According to Odhikar report regarding violence against women and children, a total of 886 women and children were raped in 2004. Among them, 116 were killed after rape, 13 allegedly committed suicide after the rape. In the year 2003, a total of 1336 women and children were raped. Among them 142 killed after the raped and 17 women committed suicide due to rape. Similarly, 1350 women and children were raped in 2002. Among them 114 were killed after rape and 12 committed suicide after being violated. 623 women and children were raped in 2001. Of them 95 were killed after rape and 3 women took their life after being raped.

Odhikar's report on women's human rights situation in the country also express that a total of 915 women were victimised of acid violence. Among them 240 women in 2004, 242 in 2003, 274 in 2002 and 159 women were victimised of acid in 2001 respectively. Furthermore, a total of 1137 women were victimised due to dowry related matters. Among them, 165 were brutally killed, 77 tortured, 13 victimised by acid violence, one was divorced and 11 committed suicide due to unremitting dowry demands in the year 2004. Similarly in 2003, 261 were killed, 85 were heartlessly tortured, 15 victimised by acid violence, one was divorced and 23 women committed suicide due to constant dowry demands. In the year 2002, 191 women were killed, 90 tortured, 14 women thrown acid, one was divorced and 28 committed suicide due to dowry. On the other 123 women were killed, 31 were tortured, 3 were divorced and 3 women committed suicide due to dowry related violence in 2001.

Source: Odhikar.

 
 
 


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