URGENT APPEAL: Paris Bar Association is Concerned about Threats on Bnangladesi Human Rights Lawyer

PARIS, JANUARY 18, 2012

The Paris Bar representing more than 24000 members would like to share its strong concern in relation to death threats received by their colleague Shahanur Islam these last month. Shahanur Islam is the executive director of Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR), Country observer-Bangladesh for Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), Founding Secretary General of
JusticeMakers Bangladesh and also member of Dhaka Bar association and Bangladesh Bar council. Mr. Islam has accomplished extensive human rights work.