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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
চট্রগ্রামে যৌন সংখ্যালঘু সমকামী কিশোরকে নির্যাতন, নগ্ন করে ভিডিও ধারণ ও চাঁদা আদায়ের ঘটনায় মানবাধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠান বিআইএইচআর এবং জাস্টিসমেকার্স বাংলাদেশ উদ্বিগ্ন।
Monday, November 15, 2021
Freemuse, BIHR and JusticeMakers Bangladesh Joint call to end the investigation of band Meghdol
Image: Screenshot from Meghdol’s music video Esho Amar Shohore / Meghdol on YouTube |
“Investigating members of the band Meghdol over their music is in clear violation of the musicians’ human right to freely express themselves artistically,” said Gerd Elmark, Freemuse Interim Executive Director. “The right to freedom of expression is guaranteed by Article 19 of the ICCPR and should be protected. Artists should not be subjected to legal prosecution for their political beliefs or stances towards religion. We call on the Bangladeshi authorities to end the investigation against Meghdol.”
“We are gravely concerned over the incident of investigating members of music group Meghdol for hurting religious sentiment. […] Instead of constitution guaranteeing freedom of artistic expression as free-thinking, artists and activists are continuously facing obstacles and barriers to exercise their constitutional rights by state and non-state actors in Bangladesh. […],” said Shahanur Islam, Secretary General, Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) and JusticeMakers Bangladesh. “We are urging the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to do everything in her power to ensure to drop the case against members of Meghdol after a full and impartial investigation into the reported case […].”