Fake cases and arbitrary arrests: political abuse of criminal law in Bangladesh

There is no reason to be concerned about the increase in cases and arbitrary arrests in connection with some violent and some non-existent incidents across the country just ahead of the elections for the 12th National Parliament. We’ve seen this before; Such cases and arrests centering on the BNP’s political programs occurred at different times […]

Myanmar military accused of war crimes in German criminal complaint

“They (the army) don’t think of us as people and treat us like animals”, said 35-year-old ethnic Chin. Her husband went missing in September following the 2021 military coup. The 215-page complaint alleges that the military “systematically killed, raped, tortured, imprisoned, disappeared, tortured and committed other acts amounting to genocide, crimes against humanity and war […]