France/Netherlands/Egypt/Australia/Kazakhstan/Uganda/Pakistan/Tunisia/Cameroon/DRC I February 10, 2026: We, the undersigned 10 international, national, and local human rights organizations, i) JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), France, ii) Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), Netherlands, iii) Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and Legal Profession (ACIJLP), Egypt, iv) Public Association “Dignity”, Kazakhstan, v) Northern Uganda Transparency & Accountability Forum, Uganda, vi) Tal Sparlay (Ever Spring), Pakistan, vii) Contre la Torture en Tunisie (OCTT), Tunisia, viii) Global Bangladesh Unity Network (GBUN), Australia ix) Movement for the Defense of Humanity and the Abolition of Torture (MDHAT), Cameroon, and x) Actions de Protection Mère et Enfant "APME Asbl, République Democratique du Congo express our deep concern and strong protest against the issuance of the “July Mass Uprising (Protection and Determination of Liability) Ordinance, 2026,”which seeks to grant impunity for criminal offences committed between 1 July and 31 August 2024 under the pretext of “political resistance” in Bangladesh.
