PARIS, August 22, 2011
The International Observatory for Lawyers expresses its deep concern regarding the situation of Shahanur Islam, a lawyer and human rights defender who has received death threats in Bangladesh. Mr. Islam is a lawyer and the executive director of the Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights. He has accomplished extensive human rights work notably relating to minorities’ rights in Bangladesh.In January 2011 Mr. Islam undertook a fact-finding mission on the violation of minorities’ rights in Jharbhanga, in the Thakurgaon district. During this mission Mr. Islam and his two fact-finding officers were physically attacked,
