Safe Custody

Synopsis: A study of ‘safe custody’ detention in prisons in Bangladesh. Thousands of people are held, it is claimed, for their own protection, but they often held there for years before their cases are heard. Parents whose daughters have married without consent can prosecute the groom for kidnapping and young brides often opt to follow their husbands to prison. ‘Safe custody’ is also used to justify the imprisonment of homeless and mentally ill people, and some women are jailed for their own ‘safety’ after reporting being raped. They are sometimes subjected to rape again by prison guards. The film explores how ‘safe custody’, through arbitrary detention, lack of legal representation and sentences without trial, is a violation of human rights.
Series: Triumph over Terror
Language: English
Country: Bangladesh
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.
Year of production: 1998
Availability: Sale - see TRIUMPH OVER TERROR; See: TRIUMPH OVER TERROR
Subjects: Development studies; Social welfare
Keywords: Bangladesh; human rights; women’s rights

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Notes: TVE works with partners globally to produce films on environment and development issues, as well as health and human rights. Most of the 600 films are available for sale on DVD for educational use. Previously known as Television Trust for the Environment.

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