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3rd May 2016

World observed 30th Aug as


the International Day
of Victims of Enforced
Disappearances.
Bangladesh expedited
Disappearances and unlawful
detentions
In 2010, the UN General Assembly in
one of its resolutions expressed its deep
concern, in particular, by the increase in
enforced or involuntary disappearances
in various regions of the world,

Disappearances and unlawful detentions in Bangladesh


According to the New York Times, unlawful detentions and disappearances have become
routine in the country. There are at least three cases of person who have disappeared whose
fathers were subjected to political trials that lacked the most basic elements of due process.
Of these fathers, the first died in prison, the second was executed while the third is still in prison as the death sentence has not been endorsed by the Supreme Court. We hope that he will
be released from prison.
In a statement issued by the family of former Brigadier General Aman Al-Azmi, 30 people in
plain clothes showed up in front of Al-Azmis home at 8:00 pm on 22 August 2016 and
claimed that they were police investigators. They broke open the front door, knocked the
guard unconscious and took Al-Azmi away without producing any arrest warrant, the statement said. Al-Azmis mother, aged 83, and his children were terrified while his wife was
threatened with arrest. Al-Azmi served 30 years in the Bangladeshi army and was awarded
the Sword of Honor the highest military medal. He has an unblemished reputation, has not
committed any violations and does not have any political activities.

On the International Day of the


Disappeared, the Bangladeshs authorities
must promptly, thoroughly, and effectively
investigate the enforced disappearance of
Mir Ahmed Bin Quasem,
Champa Patel, Amnesty International's South Asia Director

HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT


FOR BANGLADESH NEWSLETTER
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The family called for Al-Azmis immediate release because he has not committed any crime or
violation. It appears that his only mistake is that he is the son of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islamis
former leader Professor Ghulam Azam, who died in prison while serving a 90-year sentence
handed down by a mock trial which was criticized by local and global human rights organizations.
Eyewitnesses said large crowds gathered and marched in his funeral to pay respect to him.
Professor Salman Al-Azmi, the brother of the former brigadier general, expressed his anger
over the arrest of his brother and voiced his concerns about what would happen to him. He
also said the arrest was a blatant violation of human rights.
Two weeks before abducting the former brigadier general, another two men were taken away,
one of them is a Supreme Court barrister named Mir Ahmed Bin Qasem and a member of the
team of barristers defending his father who was given a death sentence following a mock trial
similar to the one that sentenced Professor Ghulam Azam to death. The Supreme Court is still
reviewing the death sentence and has not endorsed it.

The second man is Hummam Qader Chowdhury, a businessman and the son of late Salaudin
Qader Chowdhury, a former minister, well-known member of parliament and one of the leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was executed following a trial that lacked the basic
elements of due process.
Hummam Chowdhury was taken from his car. His mother said that a group of men in plain
clothes opened the back door of the car and asked him if he was Hummam Chowdhury. When
he answered yes, they forced him out of the car and told him they were intelligence officers.
They did not produce any arrest warrant or order and were carrying weapons.
A few days later, Mir Ahmed Bin Qasem was taken away from his home late at night by the
same people who abducted Hummam. No arrest warrant or order was shown and no reasons
were given for the abduction.

Observers have expressed astonishment at the way the government of Bangladesh treats
members of the political opposition. The government does not only eliminate its political opponents but also considers their sons to be opponents by birth. With regard to the three opposition members who had trials that were criticized locally and globally because they lacked the
basic elements of international law, the sons of those three persons have been arrested illegally and nobody knows anything about their whereabouts or why they were taken away. It appears that they are facing the same fate as their fathers.
Observers wonder where the Bangladeshi government is heading and what it is going to do
next in light of what appears to be an overwhelming desire to get rid of all members of the political opposition. There are scores of opposition leaders who have been plucked from their
homes or who have vanished all of a sudden. Some were killed while some are still in prison.
Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi is a former Saudi diplomat who specializes in Southeast Asian affairs. He
can be reached at algham@hotmail.com
Read Details: http://saudigazette.com.sa/opinion/disappearances-unlawful-detentions-

The use of unlawful detention and disappearance has become the tactic of
choice in Bangladesh for dealing with anyone deemed a threat, including
political enemies of the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. These
practices are a violation of due process and are a mockery of Bangladeshs
laws.
By New York Times Editorial Board, Aug. 23, 2016

Condemn the incidents


Disappearances and unlawful detentions in Bangladesh

Call upon the international human rights organizations and the lawyer communities
- to raise voice against such unlawful and inhuman activities of the
government.

Urge the Bangladesh


Govt. and the concerned authorities
- to disclose the whereabouts of
Barrister Arman immediately and to
bring him back to his family. Otherwise, the government has to take
the liabilities if he suffers from any
damages.

Human Rights and Development for Bangladesh (HRDB) / email: humanrightsbd@gmail.com

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