Human Rights in Bangladesh 1996 provides a systematic analysis of the violation of human rights in Bangladesh. Based on newspaper reports, fact finding investigations and eye witness accounts, it explains how the impediments to democratic institutions and practice, as well as the rule of law have undermined the promotion of constitutional and human rights. This book is a collective exercise undertaken for the first time by three human rights organizations. The first part examines how political forces and processes have encouraged authoritarianism. The second part records the violations of constitutional rights and minimum human rights standards. The third part describes the role of the judiciary and law enforcing mechanisms. This book makes a seminal contribution by highlighting state responsibility for protection of citizen's rights, and the role of the civil society and human rights activists in monitoring violations.