JMBF Joins 42 Other Civil Society Organisations, MEPs, and UN Expert in Urging the European Parliament to Clarify the Reported Exclusion of FEMYSO

Paris, France | 14 July 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has joined 42 other civil society organisations, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), and an independent United Nations mandate holder in signing an open letter calling on the European Parliament to urgently clarify reports that the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO) has been excluded from participation in European Parliament activities, beginning with the European Youth Event (EYE).

BANGLADESH: Passage of the Narcotics Control (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Introducing the Death Penalty Contravenes International Human Rights Law

Paris, France | 13 July 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern and strong condemnation over the passage by the Parliament of Bangladesh of the Narcotics Control (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which introduces the death penalty as the maximum punishment for offences involving the online sale, purchase, supply, advertisement, brokerage, or transaction of narcotic drugs.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Grave Concern over Custodial Deaths in Dhaka Central Jail and Kishoreganj Police Custody

Paris, France | 12 July 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based international human rights organization, expresses its profound concern and unequivocally condemns the recent custodial deaths of Mr. Moniruzzaman Monir Matubbar, a Jubo League leader and businessman, at Dhaka Central Jail, and Mr. Rubel Mia, who died while in police custody at Nikli Police Station in Kishoreganj District.

JMBF Officially Registered in the European Union Transparency Register

Paris, France | 11 July 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) is pleased to announce that it was officially registered in the European Union Transparency Register on 10 July 2026, under Transparency Register REG Number: 0635235105176-78. This important achievement marks a significant milestone in the organization's commitment to transparency, democratic engagement, and advocacy for human rights, justice, accountability, and the rule of law.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Deep Concern and Strongly Condemns the Alleged Torture of a Young Man in Police Custody in Barishal

Paris, France | 10 July 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern, strongest condemnation, and unequivocal protest over the alleged custodial torture of Riaz Fakir at Agailjhara Police Station in Barishal, as well as the subsequent police baton charge on his family members when they went to the police station seeking justice.

JMBF’s Human Rights Work Gains International Recognition Through BAMF Briefing Notes

Paris, France | 8 July 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has received further international recognition after its human rights documentation and advocacy work was highlighted by Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) in its Briefing Notes, prepared by Asylum and Migration Information Centre and published on 18 May 2026.

BANGLADESH: 16 International Organisations Condemn Ad Hoc Bar Council Committee and Alleged Exclusion of Over 300 Lawyers from Bar Elections

PARIS, FRANCE | 7 JULY 2026 — Sixteen international human rights and lawyers’ organisations have expressed deep concern and strongly condemned the formation of an ad hoc committee to administer the Bangladesh Bar Council and the alleged politically motivated exclusion of more than 300 lawyers from elections in at least 23 bar associations across Bangladesh.

JOINT STATEMENT: Condemning Politically Motivated Exclusion, Intimidation, and Interference in the Democratic Governance of the Legal Profession in Bangladesh

Paris | Brussels | The Hague | Berlin | Geneva | Rome | Bordeaux | Canberra | Vilnius | Varanasi | Astana | 7 July 2026

We, the undersigned sixteen international human rights organisations, bar associations, and law societies from across the globe, express our profound concern and unequivocally condemn the widespread obstruction, intimidation, and politically motivated exclusion of lawyers identified as supporters of the Awami League or as independent candidates from participating in bar association elections throughout Bangladesh since the formation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led Government under the leadership of Tarique Rahman on 17 February 2026.