The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, in its report, substantiated prima facie evidence of torture in 253 cases of enforced disappearances (Eds) and established compelling evidence of gross human rights violations committed by law enforcement agencies (LEAs).
The government has given final approval to the draft of the Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Ordinance-2025, which provides for the death penalty as the maximum punishment in certain cases of enforced disappearance.
Compensation fund for victims’ families has been created, press secretary says
Sent to jail over ICT case on enforced disappearances
The issue of enforced disappearances strikes a very painful chord among all but the most cold-hearted among us.
The fallen Sheikh Hasina government abused the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009 the most to prosecute victims of enforced disappearance, found the commission investigating enforced disappearances.
Government officials will face death penalty or minimum life sentence if found guilty of causing the death of enforced disappearance victims, according to a draft ordinance unveiled yesterday.
The adviser made the remarks while exchanging views with the families of the victims of enforced disappearances
Justice must be ensured for the victims of this heinous crime.
Government officials will face death penalty or minimum life sentence if found guilty of causing the death of enforced disappearance victims, according to a draft ordinance unveiled yesterday.
The adviser made the remarks while exchanging views with the families of the victims of enforced disappearances
Justice must be ensured for the victims of this heinous crime.
The order to carry out enforced disappearances during the ousted Awami League government tenure came from the very top, and the perpetrators will be brought to justice, even in their absentia if necessary, the Commission of Enquiry on Enforced Disappearances said yesterday.
HRW's Asia Director Elaine Pearson writes about reforms in Bangladesh
The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday rejected a petition challenging the tribunal’s jurisdiction to hold the trial of Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan, who is accused of keeping people in secret prisons after abducting them.
A 20-year-old man from Dhaka’s Dhamrai, who had allegedly been forcibly disappeared since August 29, 2023, showed up yesterday at a police station close to the border between Bangladesh and India in Chapainawabganj.
United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) leader Mikel Changma yesterday lodged a complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with his enforced disappearance.
They were last seen by loved ones on December 4, 2013
According to the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), at least 623 people were victims of enforced disappearance in the country from 2009 to 2022.
