Arrest warrant against 12 including Sheikh Hasina in case of forced disappearance

The other three accused are former prime minister’s defense advisor Major General (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddiqui, former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and former National Telecom Monitoring Center (NTMC) director general Ziaul Ahsan. Among them, Ziaul Ahsan is already arrested in another case of the International Criminal Tribunal. The Chief Prosecutor noted at […]

Bangladesh government report: Parliamentary elections in 2018 ensured human rights

In the report, the government has mentioned the amendments brought in the Constituency Delimitation Act-2021, Election Commission Appointment Act-2022 and Parliament Election (EVM) Guidelines-2018, Rules of Conduct of Political Parties and Candidates-2008 and Rules of Conduct. of political parties and candidates to strengthen the electoral system. The government has claimed that the Election Commission Appointment […]

Enforced disappearances and lack of justice: breaking public trust in Bangladesh’s judiciary.

The summary, based on information and assessments by the organization’s various expert groups, also includes recommendations made to the government by former High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet during her visit to Bangladesh. Most of the recommendations made by Bangladesh to the UN delegation to Bangladesh during the third UPR have not been implemented. Bangladesh said it […]

European Parliament concerned over human rights situation in Bangladesh

According to the resolution, the human rights situation in Bangladesh has deteriorated significantly, including issues such as extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, limitations on freedom of expression and workers’ rights. The resolution also urged the government to immediately and unconditionally withdraw all charges against representatives of the human rights organization Adhikar and to reinstate the organization’s […]

Investigate allegations of enforced disappearances, torture: HRW tells government

Human Rights Watch has said that the Bangladeshi authorities should investigate recent allegations of enforced disappearances and torture, including by police members of the Detective Branch (DB) of the police. “Bangladesh’s spy branch has previously been implicated by local human rights groups in allegations of serious human rights abuses, including enforced disappearances and torture,” Meenakshi […]

Debate on diplomatic intervention and some questions

Paul Behrens states that another area where most disputes arise when diplomats interfere in domestic affairs is the area of ​​human rights. As the Vienna Convention does not specifically list the scope of diplomatic duty, diplomats play essential roles under international law. He said, in international law, the matter of human rights is recognized in […]

No scope to see Shaheen Bagh incident as a security threat: Foreign Secretary

Ambassador Haas visited the residence of Sanjeeda Islam, coordinator of Mayor Dak, an organization of relatives of victims of enforced disappearances in the capital city’s Shaheenbagh on Wednesday morning. Sanjeeda is the sister of BNP leader Sajedul Islam Suman, who reportedly went missing in 2013. Peter Haas was stopped and confronted by members of another […]