BIHR and JusticeMakers Bangladesh Celebrates Music Freedom day 2021

Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights along with its partner organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh and Human Rights Development Project, Khulna celebrates the Music Freedom Day 2021 at Naogaon and Khulna today on 03 March 2021. The celebration of music freedom day is coordinated and supported by Freemuse, Denmark. They celebrates the day in Bangladesh with human chain, rally, dissuasion meeting as well as performing open air stage show by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender artists

Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights along with its partner organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh and Human Rights Development Project, Khulna celebrates the Music Freedom Day 2021 at Naogaon and Khulna today. The celebration of music freedom day is coordinated and supported by Freemuse, Denmark. They celebrates the day in Bangladesh with human chain, rally, dissuasion meeting as well as performing open air stage show by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender artists.

Press release: Support for Colleague Shahanur Islam

This press release publish in Italian and English, from the Threatened Lawyers Observatory in support of the lawyer Shahanur Islam, defender of human rights.

Shahanur Islam is a lawyer, human rights defender, and blogger from Bangladesh. He is Secretary General and Honorary Executive Director of the Bangladesh Institute for Human Rights (BIHR) and founder of JusticeMakers Bangladesh. His work focuses in particular on minority rights, LGBT rights and cases of torture, killings and enforced disappearances by law enforcement.

Due to its activity, Islam has received many threats, has been attacked, hindered and even attacked, as well as involved in falsely constructed cases.

Statement: Ensure the protection of Human Rights Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam

TERRORIST ATTACK ON RIGHTS LAWYER IN BANGLADESH

Ensure the protection of Human Rights Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam as well as ensure exemplary punishment of Md. Jahurul Islm, his son Jobayer Hossain and other culprits.

The Monitoring Committee on Attacks on Lawyers of the International Association of People’s Lawyers (IAPL), Paris Bar (Barreau de Paris), France, Pan African Human Rights Defenders Network, Soth Africa, South Asian Network for Refugees IDPs & Migrants (SANRIM), Srilanka , Twin Cities Nonviolent, USA, International CURE, Washington, DC, USA, Rights First International, UK, Free Trade Union Centre of Srilanka, Human Rights Alliance Bangladesh (HRAB), Bangladesh Centre for Human Rights and Development (BCHRD), Manab Unnayan Kendra (MUk), Meherpur, Bangladesh, Human Rights Development Project (HRDP), Kulna, Bangladesh, Plain Welfare Truth Foundation, Naogaon, Bangladesh, Law for Nation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nice Foundation, Khulna, Bangladesh, Amader Ain, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR), JusticeMakers Bangladesh , Lawyers for Lawyers Bangladesh and others prominent international and national human rights and development expert and lawyers condemn the terrorist attack on human rights lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam in Bangladesh and call for exemplary punishment against the culprit after a quick and impartial investigation.

Terrorist Attack on Human Rights Lawyer Mr. Shahanur Islam at Naogaon Court

Shahanur Islam

On 26th of August 2020 around at 1:25 pm, Mr. Shahanur Islam, a human rights lawyer in Bangladesh was attacked by a group of politically-motivated terrorists at the court premises of Naogaon district in the northern part of Bangladesh.

Mr. Islam was taking part in the hearing against Md. Jahurul Islam, Member of District Parishad (district level highest local government unit), Naogaon alleging forgery of court document (forgery of signature of court issued summons) at the learned Judicial Magistrate Cognizance Court No. 05, Naogaon and the learned court ordered him to jail custody. The police then took him out from the court room.

BANGLADESH: 25 International organizations and individuals condemn the murder of lawyer Asadul Hoque

The Committee on Attacks on Lawyers, International Association of People’s Lawyers (IAPL), Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR), JusticeMakers Bangladesh, Lawyers for Lawyers Bangladesh and Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) condemn the murder of senior lawyer Mr. Asadul Hoque in Bangladesh and call for exemplary punishment against the culprit after quick and impartial investigation.

Call for an investigation into Bangladesh Baul music room fire

On 18 May 2020, the Ashor Ghor (music room) of Baul singer Ranesh Thakur was set on fire in an apparent arson attack, reported the Dhaka Tribune. Reports suggest that the incident occurred in the Sunamganj district Derai Upazila and resulted in the building structure and its musical contents, such as monochords, harmoniums and drums, being burnt to ashes by unidentified persons.