On the August 24, GHRD’s local observer and human rights defender, Advocate Shahanur Islam, was subjected to an unprovoked physical assault in Dhaka, Bangladesh. While at this point there is no suspicion that the attack is related to his human rights work, GHRD is appalled that despite international calls for increased protection of Mr Islam, the police failed to come to the scene of the assault.
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
বহুল আলোচিত ও নির্যাতনের অভিযোগে অভিযুক্ত পুলিশ অফিসার যখন থানা পুলিশ কর্তৃক মানবাধিকারকর্মী ও আইনজীবীকে শারীরিকভাবে লাঞ্ছনার অভিযোগে গঠিত তদন্ত কমিটির সদস্য হয়, তখন সেই তদন্তের ভবিষ্যৎ কি হবে তা সহজে অনুমানীয়। তদন্ত কমিটির সদস্য পুলিশ অফিসারটি আর কেউ নয়, জাতীয় সংসদের বিরোধীদলীয় চীফ হুইপ ও সংসদ সদস্য জয়নাল আবেদীন ফারুককে মানিক মিয়া এভিন্যুতে নির্মমভাবে নির্যাতন করে বহুল আলোচিত বর্তমানে ঢাকা মহানগর পুলিশের তেজগাঁও জোনে কর্মরত এডিসি বিপ্লব বিশ্বাস। জাষ্টিসমেকার্স বাংলাদেশের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা মহাসচিব এবং বাংলাদেশ বার কাউন্সিল ও ঢাকা বার এসোসিয়েশনের সদস্য অ্যাডভোকেট শাহানূর ইসলাম পুলিশের বিরুদ্ধে সাধারণ ডায়েরী করতে চাওয়ায় মোহাম্মদপুর থানা ডিউটি অফিসারের কে এসআই মোহাম্মদ ইউসুফ কর্তৃক তাকে শারীরিকভাবে লাঞ্ছনাপূর্বক
The International Observatory for Lawyers expresses its deep concern regarding the situation of Shahanur Islam, a lawyer and human rights defender who has received death threats in Bangladesh. Mr. Islam is a lawyer and the executive director of the Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights. He has accomplished extensive human rights work notably relating to minorities’ rights in Bangladesh.In January 2011 Mr. Islam undertook a fact-finding mission on the violation of minorities’ rights in Jharbhanga, in the Thakurgaon district. During this mission Mr. Islam and his two fact-finding officers were physically attacked,
Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l’Homme (Working Together for Human Rights) has been informed by reliable sources about the ongoing death threats against Mr. Shahanur ISLAM, human rights defender Advocate, who protects minorities in the country. Over the past few years, Mr. ISLAM has been exposed to threats and assault as a result of his work. Human rights defenders are frequently subjected to harassment from authorities in Bangladesh. On January 2011, Adv. ISLAM was attacked during a fact finding mission in Thakurgaon district. He and his two fact-finding officers were physically attacked, threatened and had all their belongings looted. One of the perpetrators
I would like to express my concern for human rights defender Advocate Shahanur Islam, who has recently received threats against his life. According to information I received from Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), these threats are linked to an incident earlier in January this year when Adv. Islam was attacked during a fact finding mission in Thakurgaon district. He and his two fact-finding officers were physically attacked, threatened and had all their belongings looted. One of the perpetrators of the January attacks has recently got out of jail custody and is said to be responsible for the death threats Adv. Islam is now experiencing.