Showing posts with label HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

JMBF Publishes Annual State of Torture and Extra-Judicial Killing in Bangladesh 2023

 Paris, France, June 26, 2024 : JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has published the Annual State of Torture and Extra-Judicial Killing in Bangladesh 2023 today, coinciding with the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. This meticulously documented report highlights 148 incidents of torture, extrajudicial killings, and inhumane treatment and degrading behavior in Bangladesh by Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) throughout 2023. Based on continuous monitoring of online news media published from Bangladesh and abroad, this report reveals a disturbing trend of human rights violations by LEAs, impacting a total of 1,842 individuals.

You can read and download the full summary report visit by JMBF Annual State of Torture and Extra-Judicial Killing in Bangladesh 2023 

Saturday, June 1, 2024

BANGLADESH-INDIA: JMBF Unveils Annual State of Indo-Bangla Border Violence 2023

Paris, France – June 01, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) today released the comprehensive report on the annual state of violence along the Indo-Bangladesh border for the year 2023.  The report documents 55 violent incidents that have resulted in 66 victims, underscoring the urgent need for effective interventions to address this persistent issue from January to December 2023. The incidents have led to fatalities, injuries, and detainments, affecting numerous individuals and communities across the border.

To read the full report in PDF, please visit: Annual State of Indo-Bangla Border Violence 2023


The report reveals a troubling pattern of violence, with the majority of incidents being perpetrated against males, resulting in 64 male victims from 53 incidents, while females were targeted in two incidents, leading to two female victims. Despite the lower number of incidents involving females, the violence they experienced was equally severe. 

Friday, May 17, 2024

PRESS RELEASE: JMBF Releases Groundbreaking Annual State of LGBTQI+ Rights in Bangladesh 2023

Paris, France - May 17, 2024 - JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) proudly announces the release of the "Annual Report on the State of LGBTQI+ Rights in Bangladesh 2023," coinciding with the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. This day serves as a poignant reminder of the ongoing global struggle for LGBTQI+ rights and underscores the importance of collective action in combating discrimination and prejudice.

This report, following the groundbreaking inaugural edition in 2022, represents a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and advancements in LGBTQI+ rights in Bangladesh. It acknowledges that the documented incidents may not fully represent the actual number and types of abuses against LGBT individuals in Bangladesh, as many incidents go unreported due to social stigma and unacceptability.

Compiled by JMBF through rigorous monitoring of news media and analysis, the report covers developments in LGBTQI+ rights from January to December 2023. It provides a detailed examination of the legal, social, and cultural landscape impacting LGBTQI+ individuals in Bangladesh, highlighting both progress and persistent challenges.

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Press Release: JMBF Publishes State of LGBTQI+ Rights in Bangladesh 2022: Reveals Alarming Levels of Violence

Paris, France; December 18, 2023: In a groundbreaking initiative, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has published the first-ever comprehensive State of LGBTQI+ Rights in Bangladesh for the year 2022, focusing on violence against LGBTQI+ people. The report, meticulously compiled by JusticeMakers Bangladesh (JMBD) and published by JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), sheds light on the harrowing struggles faced by the LGBTQI+ community in Bangladesh, offering a stark portrayal of pervasive discrimination and violence against sexual minority groups.

Advocate Shahanur Islam, Founder Secretary General of JMBD and Founder President of JMBF, expressed a profound mixture of concern and determination in the foreword, emphasizing the organization's solemn obligation to confront and rectify the injustices that plague the LGBTQI+ community in Bangladesh.

The report, emanating and published from Paris, France on December 18, 2023, through a press release underscores the gravity of the situation, being the first of its kind to meticulously document violations against the LGBTQI+ community in Bangladesh. Prior to this undertaking, no organization, whether within Bangladesh or on the global stage, has dared to provide such a comprehensive perspective on the struggles faced by the LGBTQI+ community in Bangladesh.

Advocate Shahanur Islam expresses a solemn commitment to addressing the injustices and emphasizes the collective responsibility of policymakers, legislators, civil society entities, and community leaders in effecting positive change.

āĻĒ্āϰেāϏ āĻŦিāϜ্āĻžāĻĒ্āϤিঃ āϜেāĻāĻŽāĻŦিāĻāĻĢ āĻāϰ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļে āϏāĻŽāĻ•াāĻŽী āĻŦ্āϝāĻ•্āϤিāϰ āĻ…āϧিāĻ•াāϰ āĻŦিāώ⧟āĻ• āĻŦাāϰ্āώিāĻ• āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāĻŦেāĻĻāύ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍⧍ āĻĒ্āϰāĻ•াāĻļ!

 āĻĒ্āϝাāϰিāϏ, āĻĢ্āϰাāύ্āϏ; ā§§ā§Ž āĻĄিāϏেāĻŽ্āĻŦāϰ, ⧍ā§Ļā§¨ā§Š: āĻĢ্āϰাāύ্āϏ āĻ­িāϤ্āϤিāĻ• āĻŽাāύāĻŦাāϧিāĻ•াāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāώ্āĻ াāύ āϜাāϏ্āϟিāϏāĻŽেāĻ•াāϰ্āϏ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļ āχāύ āĻĢ্āϰাāύ্āϏ (āϜেāĻāĻŽāĻŦিāĻāĻĢ) āĻĒ্āϰāĻĨāĻŽāĻŦাāϰেāϰ āĻŽāϤো āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļে āϏāĻŽāĻ•াāĻŽী āĻŦ্āϝāĻ•্āϤিāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤি āϏāĻšিংāϏāϤা, āĻŦৈāώāĻŽ্āϝ āĻ“ āĻ…āϧিāĻ•াāϰ āĻŦিāώ⧟āĻ• āĻŦিāϏ্āϤাāϰিāϤ āĻĒ্āϰāĻĻিāĻŦেāĻĻāύ “āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļে āϏāĻŽāĻ•াāĻŽী āĻ…āϧিāĻ•াāϰ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍⧍” āĻĒ্āϰāĻ•াāĻļ āĻ•āϰেāĻ›ে।


āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļেāϰ āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āϏংāĻŦাāĻĻ āĻŽাāϧ্āϝāĻŽে āĻĒ্āϰāĻ•াāĻļিāϤ āϏāĻŽāĻ•াāĻŽী āĻŦ্āϝāĻ•্āϤিāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤি āϏāĻšিংāϏāϤা, āĻŦৈāώāĻŽ্āϝ āĻ“ āĻ…āϧিāĻ•াāϰ āϏংāĻ•্āϰাāύ্āϤ āĻ–āĻŦāϰ āϜাāϏ্āϟিāϏāĻŽেāĻ•াāϰ্āϏ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļ (āϜেāĻāĻŽāĻŦিāĻĄি)āĻ•āϰ্āϤৃāĻ• āύি⧟āĻŽিāϤ āϏংāĻ•āϞāύ āĻ“ āϝাāϚা⧟āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŦāĻ• āĻĒ্āϰাāĻĒ্āϤ āϤāĻĨ্āϝ āϜাāϏ্āϟিāϏāĻŽেāĻ•াāϰ্āϏ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļ āχāύ āĻĢ্āϰাāύ্āϏ (āϜেāĻāĻŽāĻŦিāĻāĻĢ)ā§§ā§Ž āĻĄিāϏেāĻŽ্āĻŦāϰ ⧍ā§Ļā§¨ā§Š āĻ āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāĻŦেāĻĻāύ āφāĻ•াāϰে āĻĒ্āϰāĻ•াāĻļ āĻ•āϰেāĻ›ে।

āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļে āϝৌāύ āϏংāĻ–্āϝাāϞāϘু āϏāĻŽāĻ•াāĻŽী āĻ—োāώ্āĻ ীāϰ āĻŦিāϰুāĻĻ্āϧে āϚāϞāĻŽাāύ āĻŦ্āϝাāĻĒāĻ• āĻŦৈāώāĻŽ্āϝ āĻ“ āϏāĻšিংāϏāϤাāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟি āϏ্āĻĒāώ্āϟ āϚিāϤ্āϰ āϤুāϞে āϧāϰাāϏāĻš āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāĻŦেāĻĻāύāϟিāϤে āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļে āϏāĻŽāĻ•াāĻŽী āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒ্āϰāĻĻাāϝ় āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāύি⧟āϤ āϝে āϏāĻ•āϞ āĻ•āĻ িāύ āϏংāĻ—্āϰাāĻŽেāϰ āĻŽাāϧ্āϝāĻŽে āĻŦেঁāϚে āϰ⧟েāĻ›ে āϤাঁāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻŦিāϏ্āϤাāϰিāϤ āφāϞোāĻ•āĻĒাāϤ āĻ•āϰা āĻ•āϰেāĻ›ে।

āϜাāϏ্āϟিāϏāĻŽেāĻ•াāϰ্āϏ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļ (āϜেāĻāĻŽāĻŦিāĻĄি)āĻāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāώ্āĻ াāϤা āĻŽāĻšাāϏāϚিāĻŦ āĻāĻŦং āϜাāϏ্āϟিāϏāĻŽেāĻ•াāϰ্āϏ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļ āχāύ āĻĢ্āϰাāύ্āϏ (āϜেāĻāĻŽāĻŦিāĻāĻĢ)āĻāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāώ্āĻ াāϤা āϏāĻ­াāĻĒāϤি āĻ…্āϝাāĻĄāĻ­োāĻ•েāϟ āĻļাāĻšাāύুāϰ āχāϏāϞাāĻŽ āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāĻŦেāĻĻāύāϟি āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒাāĻĻāύা āĻ•āϰেāĻ›েāύ। āϤিāύি āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāĻŦেāĻĻāύেāϰ āĻŽুāĻ–āĻŦāύ্āϧে āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļে āϝৌāύ āϏংāĻ–্āϝাāϞāϘু āϏāĻŽāĻ•াāĻŽী āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒ্āϰāĻĻাāϝ় āϝেāϏāĻŦ āϏāĻšিংāϏāϤা, āĻ…āĻŦিāϚাāϰ, āĻŦৈāώāĻŽ্āϝ, āύিāϰ্āϝাāϤāύেāϰ āĻļিāĻ•াāϰ āĻšā§Ÿ āϤা āύিāϰāϏāύে āϤাঁāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāώ্āĻ িāϤ āĻŽাāύāĻŦাāϧিāĻ•াāϰ āϏংāĻ—āĻ āύ āϜেāĻāĻŽāĻŦিāĻĄি āĻāĻŦং āϜেāĻāĻŽāĻŦিāĻāĻĢ āφāύ্āϤāϰিāĻ•āĻ­াāĻŦে āĻ•াāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻŦে āĻŦāϞে āϏংāĻ•āϞ্āĻĒ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ•্āϤ āĻ•āϰেāĻ›েāύ।

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

JusticeMakers Bangladesh Activities Spotlighted in UK Home Office Report on LGBTQ+ Rights in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi prominent human rights lawyer Shahanur Islam's blog post on LGBTQI+ rights in Bangladesh has been highlighted in the "Country Policy and Information Note: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Bangladesh," published by the UK Home Office's Visa and Immigration department on September 5, 2023. Shahanur's article, titled "How can society promote equality and respect for LGBTQI+ rights in Bangladesh?" was one of the most highlighted pieces in the report.

Additionally, JusticeMakers Bangladesh, a prominent nonprofit organization, founded by Shahanur Islam, dedicated to LGBTQ+ rights and social justice in Bangladesh, has received international recognition for its tireless efforts. In a recent report published by the Visa and Immigration department under the UK Home Office, JusticeMakers Bangladesh's activities and a notable blog post of Shahanur Islam have been prominently featured. 

Thursday, August 10, 2023

āϜেāĻāĻŽāĻŦিāĻāĻĢ’’āϰ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļে āφāχāύāϜীāĻŦীāĻĻেāϰ āĻŦিāϰুāĻĻ্āϧে āϏāĻšিংāϏāϤাāϰ āĻŦাāϰ্āώিāĻ• āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāĻŦেāĻĻāύ āĻĒ্āϰāĻ•াāĻļ!

āĻĒ্āϝাāϰিāϏ, āĻĢ্āϰাāύ্āϏ-āφāĻ—āϏ্āϟ ā§§ā§Ļ,⧍ā§Ļā§¨ā§Š: āϜাāϏ্āϟিāϏāĻŽেāĻ•াāϰ্āϏ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļ āχāύ āĻĢ্āϰাāύ্āϏ (āϜেāĻāĻŽāĻŦিāĻāĻĢ)āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒ্āϰāϤি ⧍ā§Ļ⧍⧍ āϏাāϞে āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļে āφāχāύāϜীāĻŦীāĻĻেāϰ āĻŦিāϰুāĻĻ্āϧে āϏংāϘāϟিāϤ āϏāĻšিংāϏāϤাāϰ āĻŦেāĻĻāύাāĻĻাāϝ়āĻ• āĻĒ্āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤা āϏংāĻ•্āϰাāύ্āϤ āĻŦাāϰ্āώিāĻ• āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāĻŦেāĻĻāύ āĻĒ্āϰāĻ•াāĻļ āĻ•āϰেāĻ›ে।

 āωāĻ•্āϤ āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāĻŦেāĻĻāύে  ā§¨ā§Ļ⧍⧍ āϏাāϞেāϰ āϜাāύুāϝ়াāϰি āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻĄিāϏেāĻŽ্āĻŦāϰ āĻŽাāϏ āĻĒāϰ্āϝāύ্āϤ āĻŦাংāϞাāĻĻেāĻļে āφāχāύāĻ…āϜীāĻŦীāϰা āĻĒেāĻļাāĻ—āϤ āĻĻা⧟িāϤ্āĻŦ āĻĒাāϞāύে āϝে āϏāĻ•āϞ āϏāĻšিংāϏāϤা āĻ“ āϚ্āϝাāϞেāĻž্āϜেāϰ āĻŽুāĻ–োāĻŽুāĻ–ি āĻšā§ŸেāĻ›ে āϤাঁāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻ­āϝ়াāĻŦāĻš āϚিāϤ্āϰ āϤুāϞে āϧāϰেāĻ›ে āĻāĻŦং āωāĻ•্āϤ āωāĻĻ্āĻŦেāĻ—āϜāύāĻ• āĻĒāϰিāϏ্āĻĨিāϤি āĻŽোāĻ•াāĻŦেāϞা⧟ āϜāϰুāϰি āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•্āώেāĻĒ āĻ—্āϰāĻšāĻŖেāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āϏংāĻļ্āϞিāώ্āϟ āĻ•āϰ্āϤৃāĻĒāĻ•্āώেāϰ āύিāĻ•āϟ āφāĻš্āĻŦাāύ āϜাāύি⧟েāĻ›ে।

JMBF Publishes Comprehensive Annual Report on Violence Against Lawyers in Bangladesh for 2022

  Paris, France, August 10, 2023:  A shocking and distressing trend of violence against lawyers in Bangladesh has been unveiled by the recently published comprehensive annual report by JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF). The report, covering the period from January to December 2022, paints a grim picture of the challenges faced by legal professionals in the country and calls for urgent action to address the alarming situation.


The report, published in Paris, France on August 10, 2023, is a groundbreaking endeavor that sheds light on the disconcerting incidents of violence targeting lawyers in Bangladesh. It is a meticulous documentation of incidents that includes physical attacks, assault, beatings, murder, rape, kidnappings, fabrication of cases, arrests, threats, intimidation, attempted murder, and judicial harassment.