JMBF | JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France

October 12, 2026

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: Support Human Rights in Bangladesh Through Fundraising (Remote | Unpaid)

Join JMBF from anywhere in the world and help raise resources to promote justice, equality, and dignity for people facing discrimination and violence in Bangladesh.

JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) invites committed individuals to join our team as Fundraising Volunteers. This remote, unpaid opportunity is open to people who wish to contribute their skills in research, writing, communications, and donor engagement to support human rights.

JMBF report examines 13 years of state recognition, institutional discrimination, and the continuing struggle for equality, dignity, and justice.

Paris, France, 12 October 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based international human rights organization, today published a comprehensive special report titled “Beyond Recognition: Bangladesh’s Hijra Community’s Continuing Struggle for Rights, Dignity, and Justice (2013–2026: An Analysis of State Recognition, Laws, Policies, and the Implementation of Rights).”

Beyond Recognition: Bangladesh’s Hijra Community’s Continuing Struggle for Rights, Dignity, and Justice

Paris, France | 12 October 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) presents a special report examining the persistent violence, discrimination, social exclusion, and deprivation faced by Bangladesh’s Hijra community between 2013 and 2026.

STATEMENT: World Day Against the Death Penalty 2026

JMBF Calls for an Immediate Moratorium on Executions and the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Bangladesh

Paris, France | 10 October 2026: On the occasion of the 24th World Day Against the Death Penalty, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) reaffirms its unequivocal opposition to capital punishment in all circumstances and expresses grave concern over its continued application in Bangladesh.

JMBF Condemns Transphobic Violence and Calls for an Independent Investigation, Accountability and Immediate Protection

Paris, France | 10 October 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses grave concern and strongly condemns the brutal physical and psychological torture, public humiliation, forced religious repentance and discriminatory restrictions imposed upon a transgender man following an illegal village arbitration (salish) held in Barishal village, Palashbari Upazila, Gaibandha District, Bangladesh, on 9 October 2026.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Vice-Chancellor of RMU Forced to Resign and DU Professor Temporarily Suspended

JMBF Condemns Political Retaliation Against University Teachers and Calls for Protection of Academic Freedom in Bangladesh

Paris, France | 6 October 2026: France-based international human rights organisation JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its profound concern, outrage, and strong condemnation over the physical assault and forced resignation of Professor

BANGLADESH ALERT: Four Battery-Run Rickshaw Owners-Workers’ Leaders Sentenced to Imprisonment

JMBF Expresses Grave Concern over Rapid Sentencing and Calls for Their Immediate Release

Paris, France | 6 October 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses grave concern over the arrest of four leaders associated with the Battery-Run Rickshaw Owners-Workers’ Unity Council in the Sabujbagh area of Dhaka and their subsequent sentencing to six months’ rigorous imprisonment.

PRESS RELEASE: JMBF Publishes Six-Month Monitoring Report on Politically Motivated Arbitrary Arrests of Children in Bangladesh

At Least 187 Children Arbitrarily Arrested in Six Months, 127 Under Anti-Terrorism Act

Paris, France | 5 October 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has published its six-month monitoring report (April–September 2026) on politcally motivated arbitrary arrest of children in Bangladesh under the newly formed government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

BANGLADESH ALERT: Transgender Activist Excluded from Bay of Bengal Conversation

JMBF Strongly Condemns the Discriminatory Exclusion Following NCP-Linked Anti-LGBTQI+ Mob

Paris, France | 04 October 2026: France-based international human rights organisation JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses grave concern and strongly condemns the reported exclusion of prominent Bangladeshi trans feminist, gender and sexual rights activist

JMBF Joins Political Leadership Entrepreneur Network (PLEN), Expanding Its Global Engagement

Membership connects JMBF with a global network of more than 200 organisations working to strengthen political leadership

Paris, France | 03 October 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) is pleased to announce its membership in the Political Leadership Entrepreneur Network (PLEN), a global network convened by the Better Politics Foundation that brings together organisations