URGENT APPEAL: Request for Prompt Action on Alleged Police Torture in Barisal

Mr. Asaduzzaman Khan, M.P.

Honorable Minister

Ministry of Home Affairs

Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka-1000

Email: minister@mha.gov.bd

Greetings from the human rights organization Justicemakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF)!

Justicemakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), established on the principles of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (Bill of Rights), has been continuously dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights since its inception. It is the constitutional sacred duty of the state to uphold the fundamental rights, including human rights, of every citizen of Bangladesh.

URGENT APPEAL: Seeking Urgent Intervention Regarding Police Torture in Jhikargacha Upazila, Jessore

To,

Mr. Asaduzzaman Khan, M.P. 

Honorable Minister 

Ministry of Home Affairs 

Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh 

Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka-1000. 

Email: minister@mha.gov.bd 

Dear Sir,

Warm greetings from JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF)!

JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBAF), founded on the ideals of the United Nations Human Rights Charter (Bill of Rights), has been continuously engaged in the protection and promotion of human rights since its inception. It is the constitutional duty of the state to uphold the fundamental human rights of every citizen of Bangladesh.

Urgent Appeal: Take Immediate Action Against Police Officers Involved in Torture of Student Leader in Narayanganj

To

Mr. Asaduzzaman Khan, MP

Honorable Minister

Ministry of Home Affairs

Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Secretariat

Dhaka-1000

Email: minister@mha.gov.bd, ps2min@mhapsd.gov.bd

Dear Honorable Minister,

Greetings from JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF)

I hope this letter finds you in good health. I am writing to you on behalf of JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a human rights organization deeply concerned about a recent incident of police brutality in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

গোপালগঞ্জে গভীর রাতে বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ছাত্রকে পুলিশী নির্যাতনের বিষয়ে যথাযথ তদন্তপূর্বক প্রয়োজনীয় ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ করা হোক!

বরাবর,

জনাব আসাদুজ্জামান খান, এম.পি

মাননীয় মন্ত্রী

স্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়

গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার

বাংলাদেশ সচিবালয়

ঢাকা-১০০০।

ইমেইলঃ minister@mha.gov.bd

বিষয়ঃ গোপালগঞ্জে গভীর রাতে বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ছাত্রকে পুলিশী নির্যাতনের বিষয়ে যথাযথ তদন্তপূর্বক প্রয়োজনীয় ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ করা হোক!

Bangladesh: Continuing Threats and Harassment of Lawyer Shahanur Islam

The Law Society of England and Wales (the “Law Society”) is the professional body representing approximately 200,000 solicitors in England and Wales. Its activities include upholding the independence of the legal profession, the rule of law and human rights throughout the world. The Law Society holds special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations since 2014.

The Law Society is gravely concerned about the continuing threats and harassment of lawyer Shahanur Islam in connection with his legitimate activities as a lawyer. He works as the Secretary General of the Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights and JusticeMakers Bangladesh. Mr Islam has defended the rights of ethnic, religious, and LGBTI minorities, as well as opposition politicians and has faced multiple death threats, intimidation, physical assault, and arrest since at least 2008.

OIAD ALERT: New death threats against Shahanur Islam, lawyer, human rights defender

Recently, Shahanur Islam, a Bangladeshi lawyer known for his human rights work, has suffered ongoing death threats against him and his family with impunity.

On 25 August 2022 Mr Islam received a threatening message in english on his phone from an unidentified number. The message threatened to kill the lawyer and his family if he continued to fight for LGBT rights in Bangladesh. On 8 September 2022, a new threatening text message was received by the lawyer.

CCBE urgent to PM of Bangladesh on intensifying threats against lawyer Shahanur Islam

I am writing to you on behalf of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), which represents the bars and law societies of 46 countries, and through them more than 1 million European lawyers. The CCBE places great emphasis on respect for human rights and the rule of law and is particularly concerned with the situation of human rights defenders around the world.

CCBE Letter to PM: Continuous threats and harassment against lawyer Shahanur Islam

Subject: Continuous threats and harassment against lawyer Shahanur Islam

Your Excellency,

I am writing to you on behalf of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), which represents the bars and law societies of 46 countries, and through them more than 1 million European lawyers. The CCBE places great emphasis on respect for human rights and the rule of law and is particularly concerned with the situation of human rights defenders around the world.

জরুরী আবেদন: বাংলাদেশী সমকামী অধিকারকর্মী জুলহাজ মান্নান ও মাহবুব তনয় হত্যার ন্যায়বিচার নিশ্চিত করা হোক!

প্রিয় সহকর্মী,

বাংলাদেশ ইন্সটিটিউট অব হিউম্যান রাইটস (বিআইএইচআর), জাস্টিসমেকার্স বাংলাদেশ এবং বৈচিত্র.বাংলা যৌথভাবে যৌন প্রবৃত্তিগত সংখ্যালঘু/সমকামী ব্যক্তির সাংবিধানিক স্বীকৃতির দাবীর আন্দোলনে বলিষ্ট ভুমিকা পালনকারী সমকামী অধিকারকর্মী জুলহাজ মান্নান ও মাহবুব তন্বয়কে মৌলবাদী জঙ্গি গোষ্টী কর্তৃক নির্মমভাবে হত্যার ঘটনা যথাযথ তদন্তপূর্বক অপরাধীদের দ্রুত গ্রেফতার করত ন্যায় বিচার নিশ্চিত করতে প্রয়োজনীয় ব্যবস্থা গ্রহনে আপনার জরুরী ও কার্যকর হস্তক্ষেপ কামনা করছে।

বাংলাদেশী মানবাধিকারকর্মী, আইনজীবী ও ব্লগার অ্যাডভোকেট শাহানূর ইসলামের বিরুদ্ধে চলমান আইনী নির্যাতন বন্ধ কর

বাংলাদেশ ইন্সটিটিউট অব হিউম্যান রাইটস (বিআইএইচআর), লইয়ার্স ফর লইয়ার্স বাংলাদেশ এবং জাস্টিসমেকার্স বাংলাদেশ যৌথভাবে যৌন প্রবৃত্তিগত সংখ্যালঘু/সমকামী ব্যক্তিদের সাংবিধানিক স্বীকৃতির দাবীর আন্দোলন সহ মানবাধিকারের চরম লংঘনের বিরুদ্ধে বলিষ্ট ভুমিকা রাখার কারণে মানবাধিকারকর্মী, আইনজীবী ও ব্লগার অ্যাডভোকেট শাহানূর ইসলামের বিরুদ্ধে চলমান আইনী নির্যাতন ও পুলিশই হয়রানী বন্ধ করে তার বিরুদ্ধে দায়েরকৃত মিথ্যা মামলা প্রত্যাহার ও নির্যাতনকারীদের বিরুদ্ধে যথাযথ তদন্তপূর্বক প্রয়োজনীয় ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণে আপনার জরুরী ও কার্যকর হস্তক্ষেপ কামনা করছে।

Bangladesh: ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER, LAWYER & BLOGGER MR. SHAHANUR ISLAM

BANGLADESH: Continuous legal harassment against Bangladeshi lawyer, human rights defender and blogger Mr. Shahanur Islam

Dear Friends,

Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights urges your prompt and urgent intervention on the continuous legal harassment against Bangladeshi lawyer, human rights defender and blogger Mr. Shahanur Islam, who is implicated with a false and fabricated criminal charge due to his constant battle against gross human rights violations as well as fighting to ensure constitutional recognition of LGBT rights in Bangladesh.

URGENT APPEAL: OMCT & FIDH concerns on death threats against Mr. Shahanur Islam

Switzerland, March 23, 2009

The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources, including ODHIKAR, of threats received by Mr. Shahanur Islam, Secretary General and Executive Director of the Bangladesh Centre for Human Rights and Development, Programme Manager of Legal and Human Rights Affairs at the Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights & BRCT

URGENT APPEAL:CCBE Concerns regarding the situation of human rights lawyer in Bangladesh

EUROPE, September 06, 2011
The CCBE writes to express its serious concerns over the situation of Mr Shahanur Islam, a lawyer and general secretary of the Bangladesh Institute for Human Rights (BIHR), who has received death threats in Bangladesh.The CCBE is informed that on 9 January 2011 Mr Islam undertook a fact-finding mission on the violation of minorities

FACT FINDING REPORT: Life of human rights defender, lawyer, blogger, journalist & writer is under risk

Dhaka: December 08, 2012

Mr. Shahanur Islam @ Saikot, founding secretary general of JusticeMakers Bangladesh, legal & human rights editor of the monthly Bengali magazine “Doyel” as well as member of the “Bangladesh Bar Council”and district “Bar Association of Dhaka” has been victimized in different occasions due to his activities to publish report on

URGENT APPEAL: Ensure the security of Mr. Islam along with his family

Amsterdam, 21 December 2012

The Dutch Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (“Stichting Advocaten voor Advocaten”) is an independent and non-political foundation which seeks to promote the proper functioning of the rule of law by pursuing freedom and independence of the legal profession. The Foundation does this by supporting lawyers worldwide who are

URGENT APPEAL:Police fail to react or investigate when human rights defender Shahanur Islam assaulted

THE HAGUE, August 25, 2011

Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) regrets to inform you of an unprovoked physical assault on our local observer and human rights defender Advocate Shahanur Islam on August 24, 2011 in Dhaka. At this point there is no suspicion or indication that the attack is related to his human rights activities or

URGENT APPEAL: Ensure the security of human rights defender Mr. Shahanur Islam

The Hague, The Netherlands, 29 July, 2011 

Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) is deeply concerned about the recent death threats received by our local observer and human rights defender Advocate Shahanur Islam on July 24, 2011.These threats are linked to an incident earlier in January this year when Adv. Islam was attacked during a fact finding mission in Thakurgaon

URGENT APPEAL: Paris Bar Association is Concerned about Threats on Bnangladesi Human Rights Lawyer

PARIS, JANUARY 18, 2012

The Paris Bar representing more than 24000 members would like to share its strong concern in relation to death threats received by their colleague Shahanur Islam these last month. Shahanur Islam is the executive director of Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR), Country observer-Bangladesh for Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), Founding Secretary General of

URGENT APPEAL: Assault and robbery of human rights defender Mr Shahanur Islam

Dublin, 2011/01/27 

The assault and robbery took place on 9 January 2011 while the three aforementioned human rights defenders were carrying out field work in Jhargaon, Thakurgaon, Bangladesh. Shahanur Islam is General Secretary and Executive Director of the Bangladesh Institute for Human Rights (BIHR); Shohel Ahmed and

URGENT APPEAL: Ensuring the safety of the life of Mr Shahanur Islam

DENMARK, Agust 05, 2011

It has come to the knowledge of the Human rights activists, advocates, networks  and proponents throughout the world that Mr Adv. Shahanur Islam (Saikot), General Secretary and Executive Director of Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR); Country Observer for Bangladesh, Global Human