Amnesty International condemned the conviction of Nobel laureate Yunus and colleagues as an abuse of the justice system.

Amnesty International said in a statement on Monday that the sentencing of 83-year-old Nobel laureate Mohammed Yunus and his colleagues represents an abuse of labor laws and an abuse of the justice system to settle political vendettas. “Amnesty International believes that the initiation of criminal proceedings against Mohammed Yunus and his associates for issues related […]

UN members should demand accountability from Bangladesh for human rights violations: Amnesty

Amnesty International stressed that extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances have continued with worrying frequency over the past five years, even as governments have taken steps to prevent, investigate and bring to justice those responsible for these human rights crimes. Supported the recommendations to enhance the efforts of UPR. Since then, Amnesty International has investigated and […]

Stop weaponizing labor laws to harass Nobel laureate Yunus: Amnesty

Amnesty International said on Monday that the Bangladesh government is weaponizing labor laws against Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Mohammad Yunus and urged authorities to immediately end his harassment. “Mohammed Yunus, who is also chairman of the board at Grameen Telecom, is accused of employment-related violations and faces a criminal case in Bangladesh under the […]

72 human rights organizations including Amnesty have demanded the release of Adilur.

Organizations that issued statements included Advocacy Forum Nepal; Amnesty International; Asian Anti-Death Penalty Network (ADPAN); Asian Coalition Against Torture; Asian Federation against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD); Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum-Asia); Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL); Association of Family Members of Disappeared Persons, Sri Lanka; Asociación Pro-Busqueda de Niñas y Niños Desaparecidos, […]

Khadijatul Kubra: Amnesty International calls for release of university student

The case was registered under the DSA for attempting to ‘disrupt law and order’ and ‘defaming’ the Prime Minister, among other charges. Since then, Khadijah’s bail pleas have been rejected several times and Khadijah was transferred to a ‘scandalous cell’ earlier this year, according to family and media reports, despite reportedly developing medical problems including […]