Human rights lawyer and journalist in Bangladesh once again received threats for life along with his family

Dhaka, December 08, 2012

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 received death threats along with his family. On 7^th December 2012 around at

JusticeMakers Fellows: Shananur Islam

Almagro, October 15th, 2012

Mrs. Kolpone, a 36 year-old woman and mother of a ten year-old girl, was arrested in July 2009 by the Paltan police station in Bangladesh, alleging that she had stolen two gold bangles along with some  money. Although the police were not able to recover any of the stolen goods, she was put into custody. Two and a half years passed and she

NHRC issues ordered to investigate the incident of physical attacked on human rights lawyer in police custody.

Dhaka, April 15, 2012 

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Bangladesh has been issued an order to investigate the incident of physical assault on Advocate Shahanur Islam, founding secretary general of JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also member of DhaKa Bar Association and Bangladesh Bar Council by the police official in Mohammadpur police

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

Bangladesh Govt failing to ensure Human Rights of Minority Hindus : Alleges JusticeMakers Bangladesh

Chittagong, February 27, 2012: 

Bangladesh government is failing to ensure protection for its citizen and Hindu community which is a ‘minority. This is alleged by ‘JusticeMakers Bangladesh’, a human rights watchdog in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a secular ‘People’s Republic’ but having a strong dominance of the Islamic fundamentalists since