| JURIST Search: "bangladesh" | |
| Searching the JURIST archive... |  |
|
 |
|
Bangladesh Islamic leader arrested for 1971 war crimes
May 12, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
Bangladeshi authorities on Sunday arrested Jamaat-e-Islami party (JI) leader AKM Yusuf on charges of crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Prosecutors allege that Yusuf helped to train 96 Islamic party activists for the paramilitary group known as.... [more]
Bangladesh Islamic leader sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes
May 9, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
A war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced Mohammad Kamaruzzam, assistant secretary general of the Jamaat-e-Islami party (JI), to death for atrocities committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Kamaruzzam, the fourth person convicted by the tribunal established by Prime.... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes court indicts UK Muslim leader
May 3, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) has indicted Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a Bangladesh-born UK Muslim leader, for crimes against humanity and genocide including his alleged role in the murder of top intellectuals during the country's 1971 liberation war. Mueen-Uddin is alleged to.... [more]
Bangladesh protesters demand anti-blasphemy laws
April 6, 2013 by Julie Deisher
Thousands in Bangladesh on Saturday demanded that the government introduce anti-blasphemy laws, including provisions to prosecute and hang atheist bloggers, in a rally organized by Hefazat-e-Islam, an Islamic group drawing support from thousands of seminaries and allegedly backed by Jamaat-e-.... [more]
UN rights experts urge Bangladesh to stop violence over war crimes tribunal
March 30, 2013 by Julie Deisher
Several UN human rights experts called on Bangladesh Friday to cease violent protests and return to peaceful demonstrations. The Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression Frank La Rue expressed concern over attacks against journalists and other media workers, while the Special Rapporteur on.... [more]
Bangladesh banned all political activity following corruption arrests [this day at law]
March 8, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On March 8, 2007, the interim government of Bangladesh issued a complete ban on all political activities, warning that the government would take "stern action" against violators. The ban was an extension of the state of emergency declared by President Iajuddin Ahmed following the arrest of 60.... [more]
HRW: Bangladesh and Jamaat-e-Islami must encourage end to recent violence
March 2, 2013 by Julie Deisher
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on the government of Bangladesh and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) party leadership to encourage an end to the violence wracking the country. Violence between JI protesters and Bangladesh police erupted on Thursday after the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (.... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Jamaat-e-Islami leader to death
February 28, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Thursday sentenced to death Jamaat-e-Islami party (JI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedee. Following the death sentence, violence between police and activists from Sayeedee's party ensued throughout the country resulting in at least 30 deaths.... [more]
Bangladesh parliament approves amendments to war crimes law
February 17, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
The Bangladesh parliament on Sunday approved amendments to the country's war crimes laws to allow prosecutors to appeal sentences given to defendants convicted of war crimes. These amendments are a response to protests that ensued after Abdul Quader Mollah, leader of the Islamist Jamatt-e-Islami (.... [more]
HRW: Amendments threaten legitimacy of Bangladesh war crimes tribunal
February 15, 2013 by Max Slater
Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Bangladesh on Thursday for offering retroactive amendments that change war crime laws to allow plaintiffs to appeal verdicts delivered by the nation's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). The amendments were approved in response to days of protests that ensued.... [more]
|
|
|
|