BANGLADESH: JMBF Deeply Concerned Over Cancellation of Memberships of 16 Lawyers of Jhalokathi District Bar Association

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Paris, France I June 23, 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern and strong protest over the arbitrary cancellation of the memberships of 16 experienced and prominent lawyers of the Jhalokathi District Bar Association on June 16, 2025. This action was reportedly taken solely due to their affiliation with the Bangladesh Awami League and their professional roles as Public Prosecutors, Assistant Public Prosecutors, Presidents, Secretaries, and Executive Members of the Bar Association.

BANGLADESH: JMBF Deeply Concerned over the Death of Sheikh Jewel in Police Custody at Kumilla

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Paris, France – June 22, 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights organization, expresses its deep concern and strong condemnation over the death of Sheikh Jewel (45) in police custody at Muradnagar Police Station in Kumilla, Bangladesh, on June 19, 2025. Sheikh Jewel, a tech entrepreneur who operated a broadband internet business in his home village of Bangra, reportedly died following torture while in police custody, according to statements from his family.

FRANCE: JMBF Statement on World Refugee Day 2025- Refugees Deserve Rights, Not Rejection

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Paris, France | June 20, 2025 – On this World Refugee Day, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF)reaffirms its unwavering commitment to defending the rights, dignity, and humanity of refugees worldwide. As a refugee-led organization based in France, our voice emerges not from theory but from lived experience—shaped by resilience, resistance, and the relentless struggle for justice.

Today, a growing climate of fear and hostility surrounds refugees. In France and across Europe, those seeking safety are too often met not with solidarity, but with suspicion. Refugees face legal uncertainty, institutional neglect, racial discrimination, and social exclusion. Instead of protection, we encounter persecution. Instead of being heard, we are silenced.

BANGLADESH: Strong Condemnation and Deep Concern Over a Series of Mysterious and Unnatural Deaths of Awami League Leaders and Activists in Custody During Interim Government Rule

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Paris, France | 17 June 2025: The Paris-based human rights organization, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), expresses its deepest concern and strongest condemnation over the alarming and disturbing rise in unnatural and mysterious deaths of detained Awami League leaders and activists in central and district prisons across Bangladesh under the current interim government. Since the formation of the interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus on 8 August 2024, more than 24 members of the ruling party and its affiliated organizations have reportedly died in custody over the past ten months. JMBF firmly believes that most of these deaths involve allegations of brutal torture, deliberate medical neglect, and politically motivated killings—amounting to gross violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

BANGLADESH: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Attack and Vandalism at Rabindra Kachharibari in Shahzadpur, Sirajganj

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Paris, France | 15 June 2025 — JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights organization, expresses deep concern and strong condemnation over the violent attack and vandalism that took place on 10 June at the historic Rabindra Kachharibari in Shahzadpur, Sirajganj. In this incident, an agitated mob damaged the auditorium’s windows and doors, vandalized the custodian’s office and library, and assaulted staff members.

BANGLADESH: Condemnation of the brutal attack on Nazrul Hijra in Jessore and call for urgent legal reforms to protect human rights for LGBT individuals without discrimination

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Paris, France | June 12, 2025 — JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights organization, expresses deep concern and outrage over the premeditated brutal attack on Nazrul Hijra, a well-known third-gender Hijra individual from Baliaghat village in Jessore district. On the night of Wednesday, May 28, around 10:30 PM, local assailants armed with traditional weapons violently assaulted him, severely injuring him and looting eight tolas of gold jewelry. He is currently receiving treatment at Jessore General Hospital.