News & Updates
Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh: Government must hold perpetrators accountable, ensure justice and reparation for victims, survivors, and their families
A joint statement on the situation of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh in commemoration of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances 2024.
Bangladesh: Urgent action required to condemn the Bangladesh Government's brutal crackdown and manipulation efforts
Read the open letter signed by 60 organisations condemning the Bangladesh Government’s efforts to manipulate the narrative about the ongoing protests, and calling for action to halt the violence and support investigations into alleged human rights violations during the crackdown on protesters.
Bangladesh: Brutal crackdowns on student protesters resulting in fatalities warrant accountability
Read our joint statement calling on the Bangladeshi government to immediately stop the violent crackdown on student protesters by law enforcement agencies, security forces, and members of the ruling party. Perpetrators should be held accountable through genuine and independent investigations.
Bangladesh: Government must comply with its obligations to uphold the absolute prohibition of torture and other ill treatment, end impunity and ensure access to justice for victims
On the occasion of the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June, we join 11 organisations worldwide to express our grave concerns over continuing acts of torture and other ill-treatment committed by law-enforcement agencies and security forces in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Government must work towards abolishing the death penalty
We are deeply concerned to learn of the conviction and death sentence imposed upon Ms Lesedi Molapisi for drug-related offences by a Bangladesh court on 27 May 2024.
Odhikar: Bangladesh annual human rights report 2023
CPJP partner Odhikar has just released their 2023 human rights report on Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Government must cease enforced disappearances, stop harassment of the victims’ families and hold perpetrators accountable
This week we join eleven organisations worldwide, calling for Bangladesh to remediate recent human rights violations.
Bangladesh: Stop Punishing Human Rights
Bangladeshi authorities should immediately reverse their decision to deregister prominent human rights organization, Odhikar, eleven organizations said.
Bangladesh: Stop Reprisals Against Victims, Activists
Bangladesh should immediately cease harassment and reprisals against victims of human rights violations, human rights defenders, and their families.
Joint Written Statement to The 49th Session of The UN Human Rights Council
In Bangladesh, human rights defenders have faced increased criminalization. Many have been charged with documenting cases of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and other human rights violations.
Bangladesh: Immediate Moratorium on Executions Must Be Imposed
Capital Punishment Justice Project joins Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) and International Federation of Human Rights in urging Bangladesh to immediately halt the impending execution of Shukur Ali, in violation of his right to a fair trial and in total disregard of due process.