Thursday, April 26, 2012

NHRC issues ordered to investigate the incident of physical attacked on human rights lawyer in police custody.

 National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Bangladesh has been issued an order to investigate the incident of physical assault on Advocate Shahanur Islam, founding secretary general of JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also member of DhaKa Bar Association and Bangladesh Bar Council by the police official in Mohammadpur police custody under Dhaka metropolitan police.

NHRC asked to the senior secretary of home ministry to submit the report after proper investigation forming a three member’s enquiry committee comprising a at least a deputy secretary of home ministry, a high level police official and a representative from human rights non government organization nominated by the aggressive party.  

The ordered was issued under sign of Mrs. Shamim Ahammad, director with endorsement of Mr. Kazi Riyajul Haque, full-time member of National Human Rights Commission on April 24, 2012.

According to complaint, Advocate Shahanur Islam, founding secretary general of JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also member of Bangladesh Bar Council and Dhaka Bar Association received numerous threats for life from different unknown person through mobile phone to withdraw the case filed against nine prison and police officials including jail superintendent of Naogaon district prison centre and officer in charge of Badalgachhi police station with the learned judicial magistrate court in Naogaon district alleging to take bribe, torture in police custody and death due to negligence.

On April 03, 2012 around at 7.30 pm Mr. Islam along with Advocate Mohammd Alamgir, founding vice chairman of JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also member of Bangladesh Bar Council and Dhaka Bar Association went to the Mohammadpur police station under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to file a general diary to ensure his physical security.

Mr. Islam submitted a written application to the duty officer of Mohammadpur police station Mr. Yusuf and requested him to register a general diary stating about his current threats. But, the duty office threw the paper to opposite side of his table mentioning that he would not register any general diary regarding connecting to the police. Then, Mr. Islam requested him again to read the whole statement carefully and again asked him registered the general diary politely. At this stage Mr. Yusuf shouted to Mr. Islam using filthy language including “beyadop” and asked him to get out from the room becoming angry as fire again rejecting to register the general diary. Then, Mr. Islam asked him to give written statement for the reason of rejection to register the GD. Suddenly, Mr. Yusub being violent jumped one side of the table standing up from his chair and pushed Mr. Islam shouting that he would arrest Mr. Islam and the he grabbed the color of the shirt of Mr. Islam and tried to put him in too the lock up of the said police station.

In this time, Mr. Islam released from the sub Inspector Mohammad Yusuf’s ferocious paw by interferes of Advocate Mohammad Alamgir. Finally, the duty officer registered the general diary being Mohammadpur police station GD number 261 dated 03.04.12 and assigned to sub inspector Afjal Hossain to investigate the incident of threats received by Mr. Islam.

Later, Mr. Islam submitted an oral allegation Officer in Charge (OC) of Mohammadpur police station against the SI Md. Yusuf demanding his proper punishment. But the OC did not take any action against the perpetrator. Rather he tried to compromise the matter being apologized on behalf of the sub inspector confessing about the involvement of such heinous incident in presence of Mohd Jahangir Alam, adviser of JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also chief of crime division, united news of Bangladesh (UNB).

On April 04, 2012 Mr. Islam filed a complaint to the National Human Rights Commission demanding the exemplary punishment of the perpetrator who was directly and indirectly involved with this violalation of human rights as well as ensure his physical & psychological integrity

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Sued against Sub Inspector of Police alleging to physically attacked on Lawyer and Human Rights Defender at Police Station in Bangladesh

 JusticeMakers Bangladesh has been sued against a sub inspector of police alleging to physically attack on a human rights defender and lawyer in Bangladesh while he went to police station to register a general diary appealing to ensure his and his team members physical security.


Advocate Shahanur Islam founding general secretary of Justice Makers Bangladesh and also a member of Dhaka Bar Association and Bangladesh Bar Council filed the complaint case against Mohammad Yusuf, sub Inspector (SI) of police working at Mohammadpur Police station under 352 and 355 section of penal code with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court, Dhaka on April18, 2012.
The learned Metropolitan Magistrate-7 of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Dhaka Mr. Ismail Hossain has been taken the statement of the complainant Mr. Islam and pleased to issue an order to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of police, Tejgaon Zone under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to submit the investigative report by 13 June 2012 after proper investigation.

Advocate Shahanur Islam, founding secretary general of JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also member of Bangladesh Bar Council and Dhaka Bar Association received numerous threats for life from different unknown person through mobile phone to withdraw the case filed against nine prison and police officials including jail superintendent of Naogaon district prison centre and officer in charge of Badalgachhi police station with the learned judicial magistrate court in Naogaon district alleging to take bribe, torture in police custody and death due to negligence.

On April 03, 2012 around at 7.30 pm Mr. Islam along with Advocate Mohammd Alamgir, founding vice chairman of JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also member of Bangladesh Bar Council and Dhaka Bar Association went to the Mohammadpur police station under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to file a general diary to ensure his physical security.

Mr. Islam submitted a written application to the duty officer of Mohammadpur police station Mr. Yusuf and requested him to register a general diary stating about his current threats. But, the duty office threw the paper to opposite side of his table mentioning that he would not register any general diary regarding connecting to the police. Then, Mr. Islam requested him again to read the whole statement carefully and again asked him registered the general diary politely. At this stage Mr. Yusuf shouted to Mr. Islam using filthy language including “beyadop” and asked him to get out from the room becoming angry as fire again rejecting to register the general diary. Then, Mr. Islam asked him to give written statement for the reason of rejection to register the GD. Suddenly, Mr. Yusub being violent jumped one side of the table standing up from his chair and pushed Mr. Islam shouting that he would arrest Mr. Islam and the he grabbed the color of the shirt of Mr. Islam and tried to put him in too the lock up of the said police station.

In this time, Mr. Islam released from the sub Inspector Mohammad Yusuf’s ferocious paw by interferes of Advocate Mohammad Alamgir. Finally, the duty officer registered the general diary being Mohammadpur police station GD number 261 dated 03.04.12 and assigned to sub inspector Afjal Hossain to investigate the incident of thrteats received by Mr. Islam.

Later, Mr. Islam submitted an oral allegation Officer in Charge (OC) of Mohammadpur police station against the SI Md. Yusuf demanding his proper punishment. But the OC did not take any action against the perpetrator. Rather tried to compromise the matter being apologized on behalf of the sub inspector confessing about the involvement of such heinous incident in presence of Mohd Jahangir Alam, adviser of JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also chief of crime division, united news of Bangladesh (UNB).

News published on different following newspaper regarding the incident:










Sunday, April 15, 2012

REPORT of GHRD: Symposium on Grass root protection of minority rights

 JusticeMakers Bangladesh – Advocate Shahanur Islam, Founding Secretary General


Representing his newly established organization, JusticeMakers Bangladesh, Advocate Shahanur Islam discussed the organization’s target groups: ethnic, religious, social and sexual minorities, and victims of torture and extra‐judicial killings.

Mr Islam mentioned key future goals to be: building a strong network for minorities in Bangladesh and building up the networking capacity of the organization and the minority communities. He also discussed work he had begun in collaboration with GHRD with a new minority target group: sexual minorities in Bangladesh and the nature of discrimination against this group, often in the form of societal stigmatization but also in the form of sexual violations, violence and torture. Mr Islam also highlighted the need for advocacy on legal reform, to remove the criminalization of homosexual acts in the Bangladeshi Penal Code.


Questions and dialogue from other participants centred on the right to information, particularly in remote areas, and questions around how JusticeMakers Bangladesh are working with sexual minorities currently and the goals for future operations in this area. Mr Islam responded that he has begun interviewing sexual minority individuals and organizations in order to discover the rights and violations involved and how LGBT rights are viewed in Bangladesh. 

Ms LundstrÃļm formally announced the intention of GHRD to start including sexual minorities (LGBT communities) in its work as they belong to the most marginalized groups in South Asia. She expressed the position that LGBT rights essentially are human rights, and as such sexual minorities should be included into the mainstream human rights community. She finally announced that GHRD has submitted programs for funding with the Dutch Foreign Ministry in this regard.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Human rights advocate has been physically harassed at Mohammadpur police station: JusticeMakers Bangladesh gravely concerned


Advocate Shahanur Islam, founding secretary general of JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also member of Bangladesh Bar Council and Dhaka Bar Association has tried to been arrest after physically harassment at Mohammadpur police station under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) by the then duty officer and sub inspector Mr. Yusuf on April 03, 2012 while Mr. Islam went to the said police station for registering a general diary (GD) regarding threats received by him to withdraw the case filed with the learned judicial magistrate court in Naogaon district against nine prison and police officials alleging to take bribe and death due to negligence after torture at police custody.


On April 03, 2012 around at 7.30 pm Mr. Islam along advocate Mohammd Alamgir, founding vice chairman of JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also member of Bangladesh Bar Council and Dhaka Bar Association went to the said police station to file a general diary regarding the said matter. Then, Mr. Islam submited a written statement to the duty officer Mr. Yusuf for register a general diary describing about his current threats. But the duty office threw the paper opposite side of his table mentioning he would not register any general diary regarding taking bribe, torture and death due to negligence. Then, Mr. Islam requested him to again read the whole statement carefully. At this stage Mr. Yusuf calling to Mr. Islam “beyadop” became angry as fire again rejecting to register the general diary. Then Mr. Islam asked him to give written statement for rejection to register the GD. Suddenly Mr. Yusub being violent jumped one side of his table from his chair and grabbed the color of the shirt of Mr. Islam and tried to put him in too the lock up of the said police station. In this time Advocate Mohammad Alamgir managed the duty officer not not put Mr. Islam in to the lock up humbly requesting him. Then the duty officer register the general diary being Mohammadpur police station GD number 261 dated 03.04.12 and  assigned to Sub inspector Afjal Hossain to investigate the incident of general diary.


Later, Officer in Charge (OC) of Mohammadpur police station confessed about the involvement of such heinous incident by the duty officer and apologized on behalf of the alleged police officer in presence of Mohd Jahangir Alam, adviser of JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also chief of crime division, united news of Bangladesh (UNB).

JusticeMakers Bangladesh deeply concerned over physical harassment of Mr. Islam by the police official of Mohammadpur police station and demanded prompt action against the alleged perpetrators after a judicial enquiry as well as ensures the adequate physical integrity of Mr. Shahanur Islam and JusticeMakers team.

āĻŽোāĻšাāĻŽ্āĻŽāĻĻāĻĒুāϰ āĻĨাāύা āĻĒুāϞিāĻļ āĻ•āϰ্āϤৃāĻ• āĻŽাāύāĻŦাāϧিāĻ•াāϰ āφāχāύāϜীāĻŦীāĻ•ে āĻļাāϰীāϰিāĻ•āĻ­াāĻŦে āϞাāĻž্āϚāύাāĻĒূāϰ্āĻŦāĻ• āĻ—েāĻĢāϤাāϰেāϰ āϚেāώ্āϟা

āϘুāώ āĻ—্āϰāĻšāύ, āύিāϰ্āϝাāϤāύ āĻ“ āύিāϰ্āϝাāϤāύ āĻĒāϰāϰ্āĻŦāϰ্āϤী āĻ…āĻŦāĻšেāϞা⧟ āĻŽৃāϰ্āϤ্āϝুāϰ āĻ…āĻ­িāϝোāĻ—ে āύāĻ“āĻ—াঁ āϜেāϞ āϏুāĻĒাāϰিāύāϟেāĻĄেāύ্āϟ, āϜেāϞাāϰ  āĻ“ āĻŦāĻĻāϞāĻ—াāĻ›ী āĻĨাāύাāϰ āϏাāĻŦেāĻ• āĻ­াāϰāĻĒ্āϰাāĻĒ্āϤ āĻ•āϰ্āĻŽāĻ•āϰ্āϤা āϏāĻš āύ⧟ āĻ•াāϰা āĻ“ āĻĒুāϞিāĻļ āϏāĻĻāϏ্āϝেāϰ āĻŦিāϰুāĻĻ্āϧে āĻĻা⧟েāϰāĻ•ৃāϤ āĻŽাāĻŽāϞা āĻ…āĻŦিāϞāĻŽ্āĻŦে āĻĒ্āϰāϤ্āϝাāĻšাāϰ āĻ•āϰে āύেāĻ“ā§Ÿাāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻšুāĻŽāĻ•ি āĻĒ্āϰāĻĻাāύāĻ•াāϰী āĻāĻ• āĻ…āϜ্āĻžাāϤ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ•্āϤিāϰ āĻŦিāϰুāĻĻ্āϧে āĻĸাāĻ•া āĻŽāĻšাāύāĻ—āϰ āĻĒুāϞিāĻļ āĻāϰ āĻŽোāĻšাāĻŽ্āĻŽāĻĻāĻĒুāϰ āĻĨাāύা⧟ āϏাāϧাāϰāύ āĻĄা⧟েāϰী (āϜিāĻĄি) āĻ•āϰāϤে āĻ—েāϞে āωāĻ•্āϤ āĻĨাāύাāϰ āĻĄিāωāϟি āĻ…āĻĢিāϏাāϰ āϏাāĻŦ āχāύ্āϏāĻĒেāĻ•্āϟāϰ āχāωāϏুāĻĢ āĻ•āϰ্āϤৃāĻ• āĻŽাāύāĻŦাāϧিāĻ•াāϰ āϏংāĻ—āĻ āύ āϜাāϏ্āϟিāϏāĻŽেāĻ•াāϰ্āϏ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāώ্āϟাāϤা āĻŽāĻšাāϏāϚিāĻŦ, āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļ āĻŦাāϰ āĻ•াāωāύ্āϏিāϞ āĻ“ āĻĸাāĻ•া āĻŦাāϰ āĻāϏোāĻļি⧟েāĻļāύেāϰ āϏāĻŽ্āĻŽাāύিāϤ āϏāĻĻāϏ্āϝ āĻāĻĄāĻ­োāĻ•েāϟ āĻļাāĻšাāύুāϰ āχāϏāϞাāĻŽāĻ•ে āĻļাāϰীāϰিāĻ•āĻ­াāĻŦে āϞাāĻž্āϚāύাāĻĒুāϰ্āĻŦāĻ• āĻ—্āϰেāĻĢāϤাāϰāϰেāϰ āϚেāώ্āϟা āĻ•āϰে। āĻāϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āϘāϟāύাāϏ্āĻĨāϞে āωāĻĒāϏ্āĻĨিāϤ āϜাāϏ্āϟিāϏāĻŽেāĻ•াāϰ্āϏ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰ āϏāĻŽ্āĻŽাāύিāϤ āϏāĻšāϏāĻ­াāĻĒāϤি āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļ āĻŦাāϰ āĻ•াāωāύ্āϏিāϞ āĻ“ āĻĸাāĻ•া āĻŦাāϰ āĻāϏোāĻļি⧟েāĻļāύেāϰ āϏāĻŽ্āĻŽাāύিāϤ āϏāĻĻāϏ্āϝ āĻāĻĄāĻ­োāĻ•েāϟ āĻŽোāĻšাāĻŽ্āĻŽāĻĻ āφāϞāĻŽāĻ—ীāϰ āĻāϰ āĻšāϏ্āϤāĻ•্āώেāĻĒে āϤাঁāĻ•ে āĻ›ে⧜ে āĻĻেāύ āĻāĻŦং āϏাāϧাāϰāύ āĻĄা⧟েāϰী āύāĻĨিāĻ­ুāĻ•্āϤ āĻ•āϰেāύ। āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰ্āϤীāϤে, āϜাāϏ্āϟিāϏāĻŽেāĻ•াāϰ্āϏ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰ āϏāĻŽ্āĻŽাāύিāϤ āωāĻĒāĻĻেāώ্āϟা āĻ“ āύিāωāϜ āĻāϜেāύ্āϏী āχāω āĻāύ āĻŦি āĻāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϧাāύ āĻ•্āϰাāχāĻŽ āϰিāĻĒোāϰ্āϟাāϰ āĻŽোāĻšাāĻŽ্āĻŽāĻĻ āϜাāĻšাংāĻ—ীāϰ āφāϞāĻŽ āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϏ্āĻĨিāϤিāϤে āĻŽোāĻšাāĻŽ্āĻŽāĻĻāĻĒুāϰ āĻĨাāύাāϰ āĻ­াāϰāĻĒ্āϰাāĻĒ্āϤ āĻ•āϰ্āĻŽāĻ•āϰ্āϤা āĻ…āĻ­িāϝুāĻ•্āϤ āĻĒুāϞিāĻļ āĻ•āϰ্āĻŽāĻ•āϰ্āϤাāϰ āĻĒāĻ•্āώ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻ­ুāϞ āϏ্āĻŦীāĻ•াāϰ āĻ•āϰে āĻ•্āώāĻŽা āϚে⧟ে āĻĻা⧟ āĻā§œাāύোāϰ āϚেāώ্āϟা āĻ•āϰে।


āϘāϟāύা⧟ āĻĒ্āϰāĻ•াāĻļ, āĻ—āϤāĻ•াāϞ ā§Ļā§Š āĻāĻĒ্āϰিāϞ ⧍ā§Ļ⧧⧍ āχং āϤাāϰিāĻ– āφāύুāĻŽাāύিāĻ• āϰাāϤ ā§­.ā§Šā§Ļ āϘāϟিāĻ•াāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻāĻĄāĻ­োāĻ•েāϟ āĻļাāĻšাāύুāϰ āχāϏāϞাāĻŽ āĻ“ āĻāĻĄāĻ­োāĻ•েāϟ āĻŽোāĻšাāĻŽ্āĻŽāĻĻ āφāϞāĻŽāĻ—ীāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟি āϏাāϧাāϰāύ āĻĄা⧟েāϰী (āϜি āĻĄি) āύāĻĨিāĻ­ুāĻ•্āϤ āĻ•āϰাāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻĸাāĻ•া āĻŽāĻšাāύāĻ—āϰ āĻĒুāϞিāĻļ āĻāϰ āĻŽোāĻšাāĻŽ্āĻŽāĻĻāĻĒুāϰ āĻĨাāύা⧟ āϝাāύ। āϏেāĻ–াāύে āĻ•āϰ্āϤāĻŦ্āϝāϰāϤ āĻĄিāωāϟি āĻ…āĻĢিāϏাāϰ āϏাāĻŦ āχāύ্āϏāĻĒেāĻ•্āϟāϰ āχāωāϏুāĻĢāĻ•ে āϞিāĻ–িāϤāĻ­াāĻŦে āĻŦিāώ⧟āϟি āĻĒ্āϰāĻĻাāύ āĻ•āϰে āϤা āϜিāĻĄি āĻšিāϏেāĻŦে āύāĻĨিāĻ­ুāĻ•্āϤ āĻ•āϰাāϰ āĻ…āύুāϰোāϧ āĻ•āϰāϞে āϤিāύি āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒুāϰ্āύ āĻŦিāώ⧟āϟি āύা āĻĒ⧜ে āĻĒুāϞিāĻļ āĻ•āϰ্āϤৃāĻ• āϘুāώ āĻ—্āϰāĻšāύ, āύিāϰ্āϝাāϤāύ āĻ“ āύিāϰ্āϝাāϤāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰ্āϤী āĻ…āĻŦāĻšেāϞা⧟ āĻŽৃāϰ্āϤ্āϝুāϰ āĻŦিāώ⧟ে āĻ•োāύ āϏাāϧাāϰāύ āĻĄা⧟েāϰী āύāĻĨিāĻ­ুāĻ•্āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤে āĻĒাāϰāĻŦেāύ āύা āĻŦāϞে āϞিāĻ–িāϤ āĻ•াāĻ—āϜāϟি āϟেāĻŦিāϞে āĻ…āĻĒāϰ āĻĒাāĻļে āĻ›ু⧜ে āĻĢেāϞেāύ। āĻāϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻāĻĄāĻ­োāĻ•েāϟ āĻļাāĻšাāύুāϰ āϤাঁāĻ•ে āφāĻŦাāϰো āĻŦিāώ⧟āϟি āĻ­াāϞāĻ­াāĻŦে āĻĒ⧜াāϰ āĻ…āύুāϰোāϧ āĻ•āϰāϞে āϤিāύি āϰাāĻ—াāύ্āĻŦিāϤ āĻšā§Ÿে āĻāĻĄāĻ­োāĻ•েāϟ āĻļাāĻšাāύুāϰāĻ•ে āĻŦে⧟াāĻĻāĻĒ āĻŦāϞে āϚāϞে āϝেāϤে āĻŦāϞেāύ। āϤāĻ–āύ āĻāĻĄāĻ­োāĻ•েāϟ āĻļাāĻšাāύুāϰ āϜিāĻĄি āϟি āύāĻĨিāĻ­ুāĻ•্āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤে āĻĒাāϰāĻŦেāύ āύা āĻŽāϰ্āĻŽে āϞিāĻ–িāϤ āĻĻিāϤে āĻ…āύুāϰোāϧ āĻ•āϰāϞে āϤিāύি āϤাāϰ āϚে⧟াāϰ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āϞাāĻĢি⧟ে āωāĻ ে āϟেāĻŦিāϞেāϰ āϏাāχāĻĄে āĻāϏে āĻāĻĄāĻ­োāĻ•েāϟ āĻļাāĻšাāύুāϰেāϰ āϜাāĻŽাāϰ āĻ•āϞাāϰ āϧāϰে āϤাāĻ•ে āϟাāύāϤে āϟাāύāϤে āϞāĻ•াāĻĒে āĻĸুāĻ•াāύোāϰ āϚেāώ্āϟা āĻ•āϰেāύ। āĻāϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻāϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āϘāϟāύাāϏ্āĻĨāϞে āωāĻĒāϏ্āĻĨিāϤ āĻāĻĄāĻ­োāĻ•েāϟ āĻŽোāĻšাāĻŽ্āĻŽāĻĻ āφāϞāĻŽāĻ—ীāϰ āϤাঁāĻ•ে āĻ›ে⧜ে āĻĻেāĻ“ā§Ÿাāϰ āĻ…āύুāϰোāϧ āĻ•āϰāϞে āĻ•িāĻ›ুāĻ•্āώāύ āĻĒāϰ āϤাঁāĻ•ে āĻ›ে⧜ে āĻĻেāύ āĻāĻŦং āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰ্āϤীāϤে āĻŽোāĻšাāĻŽ্āĻŽāĻĻāĻĒুāϰ āĻĨাāύাāϰ āϏাāϧাāϰāύ āĻĄা⧟েāϰী āύং ⧍ā§Ŧā§§ āϤাং- ā§Ļā§Š/ā§Ļā§Ē/⧍ā§Ļ⧧⧍ āύāĻĨিāĻ­ুāĻ•্āϤ āĻ•āϰে āĻāϏ āφāχ āφāĻĢāϜাāϞ āĻšোāϏেāύāĻ•ে āϤāĻĻāύ্āϤāĻ­াāϰ āĻ…āϰ্āĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰেāύ। āĻ āĻŦিāώ⧟ে āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāĻ•াāϰ āϚে⧟ে āĻāĻĄāĻ­োāĻ•েāϟ āĻļাāĻšাāύুāϰ āχāϏāϞাāĻŽ āϜাāϤী⧟ āĻŽাāύāĻŦাāϧিāĻ•াāϰ āĻ•āĻŽিāĻļāύ āĻ“ āĻĸাāĻ•া āĻŦাāϰ āĻāϏোāĻļি⧟েāĻļāύ āĻŦāϰাāĻŦāϰ āĻĒৃāĻĨāĻ• āĻĻুāϟি āφāĻŦেāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰেāĻ›েāύ।

āĻŦিāώ⧟āϟি āĻŽাāύāĻŦাāϧিāĻ•াāϰেāϰ āϞংāϘāύ āĻ“ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āφāχāύāϜীāĻŦী āĻ“ āĻŽাāύāĻŦাāϧিāĻ•াāϰ āĻ•āϰ্āĻŽীāϰ āĻĒেāĻļাāĻ—āϤ āϏ্āĻŦাāϧীāύāϤাāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤি āĻšুāĻŽāĻ•িāϏ্āĻŦāϰুāĻĒ āĻāĻŦং āĻ…āĻ­িāϝুāĻ•্āϤ āĻĒুāϞিāĻļ āĻ…āĻĢিāϏাāϰ āĻ•োāύāĻ­াāĻŦে āĻĻা⧟ āĻā§œি⧟ে āϝেāϤে āĻĒাāϰে āύা āĻŦāϞে āϜাāϏ্āϟিāϏāĻŽেāĻ•াāϰ্āϏ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļ āĻŽāύে āĻ•āϰেāύ। āϜাāϏ্āϟিāϏāĻŽেāĻ•াāϰ্āϏ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļ āϘāϟāύাāϟিāϰ āύিāϰāĻĒেāĻ•্āώ āĻŦিāϚাāϰ āĻŦিāĻ­াāĻ—ী⧟ āϤāĻĻāύ্āϤেāϰ āĻŽাāϧ্āϝāĻŽে āĻ…āĻ­িāϝুāĻ•্āϤ āĻĒুāϞিāĻļ āĻ•āϰ্āĻŽāĻ•āϰ্āϤাāϰ āĻŦিāϰুāĻĻ্āϧে āĻ…āĻŦিāϞāĻŽ্āĻŦে āϝāĻĨাāϝāĻĨ āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāϏ্āĻĨা āύেāĻ“ā§Ÿাāϰ āϜো⧜ āĻĻাāĻŦী āϜাāύাāϚ্āĻ›ে।

Sunday, April 1, 2012

REPORT of GHRD: Hearing at Dutch Parliament ( Socialist Party & Party for Freedom

 Mr Shahanur Islam, Founding Secretary General of JusticeMakers Bangladesh

Mr Islam, a human rights defender and founder of the newly established organisation JusticeMakers Bangladesh, discussed the situation of ethnic and sexual minorities in Bangladesh – two minority groups particularly vulnerable to human rights violations and discrimination.

Mr Islam addressed the human rights situation of the ethnic minority people living in Bangladesh. Key issues included: a lack of constitutional recognition of their indigenous status and their rights to land, land disputes which makes them targets of violence, eviction, rapes, killings and sexual assaults. He addressed the conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tract region, and claimed that the government of Bangladesh has failed to implement integral clauses of the 1997 Peace Accord.

He further highlighted the situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people living in Bangladesh, stating that they face discrimination in all areas of society and often become the targets of sexual crimes, torture, harassment and violence, in the public and private spheres. Mr Islam discussed societal discrimination of LGBT people, stating they are constitutionally not recognized, stigmatized and socially not accepted ‐ exemplified by the criminalisation of homosexual acts.

Mr Islam ended his presentation by urging the Dutch Parliament to take initiatives to ensure protection of human rights defenders through intergovernmental dialogue and direct support, and he referred to his personal situation. He underlined a number of recommendations beginning with the full implementation of 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, and the need to ratify the UN declaration of the rights to indigenous people, decriminalize homosexual acts, and ratify the ILO Convention – including sections 107 and 169 (referring to the rights of indigenous peoples).

Mr Islam ended his presentation by urging the Dutch Parliament to take initiatives to ensure protection of human rights defenders through intergovernmental dialogue and direct support.