US EditionBangladesh jails activists for 2013 report on security force killings
- Two prominent human rights activists in Bangladesh have been sentenced to two years in jail, sparking criticism of a crackdown ahead of elections.
- The activists, Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan, who have spent decades documenting alleged extrajudicial killings and disappearances, were charged based on a report they compiled 10 years ago.
- The United Nations has expressed concern over the harassment and intimidation faced by the activists, urging their immediate release. Rights groups have also highlighted due process violations in their trial.
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Human rights organizations call for release of 2 Bangladesh human rights activists
A group of 72 human rights organizations called for the immediate and unconditional release of Adilur Rahman Khan, Secretary of the Bangladeshi human rights organization Odhikar, and ASM Nasiruddin Elan, Odhikar’s director, in a joint appeal on Thursday. Both men were convicted on charges of disseminating false information and sentenced to two years in prison. Amnesty International’s South Asian Regional Office issued a statement asserting that …
Bangladesh court sends prominent rights activists to jail
A court in Bangladesh on Thursday (September 14) handed two-year jail sentences to two prominent human rights activists. The trial has attracted criticism that the government is cracking down on opponents ahead of elections. Adilur Rahman Khan (63, and Nasiruddin Elan (57) have for decades, led Odhikar organisation and have worked to document thousands of alleged extrajudicial killings, police brutalities and enforced disappearances of oppositio…
Human rights activists sentenced in Bangladesh ahead of elections
After a ten-year legal process, the pair was found guilty in Dhaka on Thursday. Numerous international human rights organizations have called for their immediate release, claiming that the two men were not given a fair trial
Bangladesh court jails top rights activists for two years
Two human rights activists, Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan, were sentenced to two years in jail in Dhaka, Bangladesh for publishing and circulating false information, hurting religious sentiments and undermining the image of the state. The UN voiced alarm at the use of legal proceedings to intimidate and harass rights advocates and civil society leaders.
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