JMBF Submits Human Rights Briefing to the European Commission in Brussels, Urging EU Action to Lift the Ban on the Bangladesh Awami League
Paris, France | 16 October 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) formally submitted a comprehensive human rights briefing note to Mr. Fausto Matos, Cabinet Member in the Cabinet of European Commission Executive Vice-President Ms. Henna Virkkunen, during a high-level bilateral meeting at the European Commission offices in Brussels, Belgium.Submitted by JMBF Founder President Advocate Shahanur Islam, the briefing covers August 2024 to October 2026 and highlights political persecution, the ban on the Bangladesh Awami League, death sentences, arbitrary arrests, custodial deaths, mob violence, and human rights violations affecting vulnerable communities.
The briefing urges the European Union to take meaningful action to lift the ban on the Awami League, end political persecution, safeguard fundamental freedoms, and promote human rights, democracy, accountability, and the rule of law in Bangladesh.
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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 marginalised communities in Bangladesh and beyond. JMBF is officially registered in the European Union Transparency Register (REG No. 0635235105176-78).
