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October 02, 2025

UN SUBMISSION: JMBF Submission to OHCHR on Extrajudicial Killings and Custodial Deaths in Bangladesh

Documenting 60 incidents involving 70 victims from August 2024 to July 2025 and calling for independent investigations, accountability and effective remedies.

Paris, France | 2 October 2025:
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) presents its submission to the Chief of the Asia-Pacific Region at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), concerning reported extrajudicial killings and custodial deaths in Bangladesh. Based on JMBF’s monitoring, the report documents 60 incidents involving 70 victims between August 2024 and July 2025 and examines allegations of torture, fatal shootings, medical neglect and barriers to justice. It calls for independent investigations, accountability for those responsible, protection for victims’ families and human rights defenders, and reforms to strengthen safeguards within law enforcement agencies and detention facilities.

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JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan international human rights organization registered in France under the French Association Law of 1901 (Registration No. W931027714), committed to defending human rights, promoting social justice, and empowering communities in Bangladesh and beyond. JMBF is officially registered in the European Union Transparency Register (REG No. 0635235105176-78).
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