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Crimes Against humanity in Bangladesh Necessitate ICC's Legitimate Action
6 April 2015
HONORABLE JUDGE SILVIA ALEJANDRA FERNÁNDEZ DE GURMENDI
President
International Criminal Court
PO Box 19519
2500 CM, The Hague
The Netherlands
Honorable Madam President,
Re: Crimes Against humanity in Bangladesh Necessitate ICC's Legitimate Action
The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) is deeply concerned with the unabated spate of human rights violations in Bangladesh that falls under the category of the ‘crimes against humanity.’ It has become an almost daily phenomenon in Bangladesh where the law enforcement agencies and paramilitary forces arbitrarily arrest and detain people.
Enforced disappearances are allegedly perpetrated by the paramilitary forces and the police of Bangladesh. Almost daily, such crimes are being committed amidst the current political and constitutional crisis. The ruling Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led 20-Party Alliance are in a dispute over free, fair, credible and participatory national elections under a neutral interim government. The government’s refusal to holding an inclusive credible elections has resulted in widespread violence and human rights violations in Bangladesh.
STATEMENT on the 3rd Anniversary of Aminul Islam’s Disappearance, Torture and Extrajudicial Killing
It’s been three years after the brutal torture and murder of Aminul Islam and the climate of impunity continues in Bangladesh.
The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) deeply condemns the murder of Aminul Islam, a human rights defender who helped garment factory workers demand their basic human rights and challenge the unjust system.
Abducted, Aminul Islam was brutally tortured and murdered as a direct result of his work to improve the working conditions for Bangladeshi garment workers. Apparently, this form of human rights violation sent a direct clear message to those working in the industry of what their future would hold if they attempt to exercise their labor rights and make demands for humane and better working conditions.
Open Letter Urging an Immediate Investigation into the Disappearance of Mr. Salah Uddin
We, the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), would like to express our deep concern over the disappearance of Mr. Salah Uddin on the evening of March 10, 2015. Uddin is the joint secretary general and spokesperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
According to Salah Uddin’s wife, Hasina Ahmed, a group of plainclothes policemen identified as members of the Detective Branch barged into a relative’s apartment in Uttara Sector-3 around 10:15 on Tuesday night. The policemen tied up the house helper who was present at the time and handcuffed Salah Uddin before whisking him away to one of the vehicles parked outside the apartment building.
