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.
