BANGLADESH ALERT: Arbitrary Mass Arrests of More Than 200 Awami League Leaders and Activists Nationwide over Peaceful Processions in Three Days

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Paris, France | 14 September 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based international human rights organisation, expresses deep concern and strongly condemns the arbitrary mass arrests of leaders, activists and supporters of the Bangladesh Awami League and its affiliated organisations. Participation in—or preparations to participate in—peaceful processions has been characterised as terrorist and anti-state activity. 

Bangladesh LGBT+ Rights Campaign Calls for End to Student Persecution

Paris, France — JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has launched an international campaign calling on Bangladeshi authorities to end the alleged persecution of LGBT+ students and protect people targeted because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Who Will Protect Boy Children from Rape in Bangladesh’s Madrasas?

Repeated rape allegations against madrasa teachers demand independent investigations, institutional accountability and urgent protection for boy children.(বাংলা & Français Versions Below).

Advocate Shahanur Islam

A seven-year-old boy child in Savar, near Dhaka, reportedly turned to his teachers for help after being raped. According to the complaint, seeking protection exposed him to further abuse. The allegations—that the boy child endured repeated rape and sexual abuse over approximately six months at a madrasa—raise a devastating question: when those entrusted with a boy child’s safety become a threat, where can he turn?

URGENT APPEAL: Return the Prevention and Remedy of Enforced Disappearance Bill, 2026 to Parliament for Reconsideration

URGENT ACTION REQUESTED: Remove the Death Penalty, Ensure Independent Investigations and Protect Good-Faith Complainants

Paris, France | 11 September 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) urgently seeks your intervention concerning the Prevention and Remedy of Enforced Disappearance Bill, 2026, passed by the Parliament of Bangladesh on 6 September 2026.

RECRUITMENT: Call for Mentors — Work With Your MEP 2027

We are already recruiting for our 2027 Work with your MEP edition.

Together with JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), Asian Voices Europe, and PLACE Network, Diaspora Vote is recruiting eight volunteer mentors from Belgium, France, and the Netherlands for the 2027 edition of the Work With Your MEP programme.

This is a volunteer role, requiring an average commitment of 5-10 hours per month from November 2026 to December 2027, including online meetings and 2/3 in-person events (covered). A total compensation of approximately €500 is provided for this role. 

PRESS RELEASE: JMBF Releases Monitoring Report on Sexual Violence Against Boy Children During the First Eight Months of 2026

Call for Social Resistance to Sexual Violence, Effective Protection of Boy Children, and Accountability for Those Responsible

Paris, France | 9 September 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) today released its monitoring report on sexual violence against boy children in Bangladesh from its headquarters in Paris, France. According to JMBF’s monitoring, at least 103 boy children were subjected to sexual violence in 84 incidents or clusters of incidents between 1 January and 8 September 2026. Of these, 11 incidents involved multiple boy victims, representing 13.10 percent of all records.

JMBF Joins Open Letter Calling on EU Commission President to Put Anti-Racism Back on the Agenda

JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), together with 31 other European and national civil society organisations working on anti-racism, equality, diversity and inclusion, has signed an open letter addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of the 2026 State of the European Union Address.

নিয়োগ বিজ্ঞপ্তি: সাক্ষ্য সংগ্রহ ও নথিভুক্তকরণে স্বেচ্ছাসেবক আহ্বান (নির্বাচিত স্বেচ্ছাসেবকদের উপযুক্ত সম্মানী প্রদান করা হবে)

বাংলাদেশের শিক্ষাপ্রতিষ্ঠানে যৌন ও লিঙ্গ বৈচিত্র্যময় শিক্ষার্থীদের নিপীড়ন: সাক্ষ্য সংগ্রহ ও দৃশ্য-শ্রাব্য নথিভুক্তকরণ

প্রেক্ষাপট ও উদ্দেশ্য: বাংলাদেশের বিভিন্ন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, চিকিৎসা মহাবিদ্যালয় ও উচ্চশিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানে সমকামী, উভকামী, রূপান্তরকামী, আন্তঃলিঙ্গ এবং অন্যান্য যৌন ও লিঙ্গ বৈচিত্র্যময় শিক্ষার্থীরা তাদের যৌন অভিমুখিতা, লিঙ্গ পরিচয় বা লিঙ্গ প্রকাশের কারণে বৈষম্য, হয়রানি, হুমকি, ব্যক্তিগত গোপনীয়তা লঙ্ঘন, আবাসন থেকে বহিষ্কার, শাস্তিমূলক ব্যবস্থা এবং সামাজিক নিপীড়নের শিকার হওয়ার অভিযোগ রয়েছে। বিশেষভাবে দিনাজপুরের হাজী মোহাম্মদ দানেশ বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, জাহাঙ্গীরনগর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় এবং ঢাকার সরকারি ইউনানি ও আয়ুর্বেদিক মেডিকেল কলেজ-সহ বিভিন্ন শিক্ষাপ্রতিষ্ঠানে যৌন ও লিঙ্গ বৈচিত্র্যময় শিক্ষার্থীদের নিরাপত্তা, মর্যাদা ও অধিকার নিয়ে উদ্বেগ রয়েছে।

BANGLADESH ALERT: Bloodied Body of Sexual Minority and Third-Gender Hijra Leader Mousumi Recovered in Chattogram

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Paris, France | 6 September 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France expresses its deep concern, outrage and strongest condemnation following the recovery of the bloodied body of Mousumi Hijra, a leader of the Hijra community, from her residence in Masud Colony, near the Ambagan Railway area, under Khulshi Police Station in Chattogram.