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Urgent Action: Activist faces 14 years in jail for media interview in Bangladesh
Shahidul Alam, photographer and social activist, has been charged after giving an interview to Al-Jazeera.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Aug 2018 -
Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees returns must be 'safe, voluntary and dignified'Amnesty International’s Secretary General Salil Shetty today met with Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Press release 05 Apr 2018 -
Myanmar: new evidence of ongoing ethnic cleansing as military abducts, starves and robs Rohingya'Myanmar’s military continues to get away with crimes against humanity'
Press release 07 Feb 2018 -
The Rohingya need a sustainable solution before it’s too lateA last-minute postponement to send them back to Myanmar from Bangladesh has come as temporary relief, but the fact remains: these people need a sustainable solution.
Blog post 23 Jan 2018 -
Bangladesh: delay in Rohingya return to Myanmar a temporary reliefRohingya Crisis - Bangladesh
Press release 22 Jan 2018 -
Bangladesh: Returning Rohingya to Myanmar 'alarmingly premature'Rohingya fled Myanmar last year amid ‘rape, killing and torture’
Press release 16 Jan 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Missing Bangladeshi academic returned home
Mubashar Hasan, a well-known Bangladeshi academic who went missing was returned home on 22 December, after 44 days.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Jan 2018 -
Urgent Action: Bangladeshi academic whereabouts unknown
Mubashar Hasan, a prominent Bangladeshi academic, has not been seen or heard from since 7 November.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Nov 2017 -
One month on, the Myanmar atrocities continue in full forceIt’s been just over a month since violence broke out in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State, and the daily horrors continue in full force with absolutely no signs of stopping.
Press release 04 Oct 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: All 28 men suspected of being gay released in Bangladesh
The five remaining men still being held on bail, of the 28 who were arrested at a social event outside of Dhaka, were released on 21 July 2017.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Aug 2017 -
Malaysia: Bangladeshi human rights activist detained at airportPress release 20 Jul 2017
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Bangladesh: Prominent writer and human rights campaigner abductedPress release 03 Jul 2017
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Urgent Action update: Detained without charge since July 2016 cafe attack in Bangladesh
2 July 2017 marks the one year anniversary of Hasnat Karim’s arrest and detention. He was caught up in the attack on a restaurant in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on 1 July 2016 and has been held in jail without charge since.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action update: 23 men granted bail but fear for safety remains in Bangladesh
Twenty-three of the 28 men arrested at a social event outside of Dhaka on 19 May have been granted bail. Though initially apparently held on suspicion of breaching the prohibition of ‘carnal intercourse against the order of nature’ in the Penal Code, the…
Urgent action outcomes 20 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Human rights defender threatened with violence in Bangladesh
Prominent human rights defender Sultana Kamal has received threats of violence from the Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, following comments she made on a TV talk show.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2017 -
UA Good News: Unlawfully detained Hindu fisherman out on bail in Bangladesh
Hindu fisherman Rasraj Das was granted bail on 16 January 2017 after spending more than two months in jail for allegedly posting an “offensive” image on Facebook.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: Hindu fisherman kept in unlawful detention in Bangladesh
Hindu fisherman Rasraj Das has been detained in Bangladesh since October 2016. He was arrested for allegedly posting an “offensive” image on Facebook and charged with “hurting religious sentiment”. He could face up to 14 years in prison if convicted.…
Urgent action outcomes 13 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: Disclose whereabouts of UK-Bangladeshi man
The fate and whereabouts of UK-Bangladeshi national Yasin Talukder remain unknown five months after his enforced disappearance.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Dec 2016 -
UA good news: Student held for facebook posts out on bail in Bangladesh
Dilip Roy, a 22-year-old student activist, has been granted bail after spending more than two months in jail without charge in Rajshahi in Bangladesh.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Bangladeshi journalist released
Shafik Rehman, an 81-year-old Bangladeshi journalist who was arrested on 16 April, has been granted bail by the Supreme Court.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Sep 2016
