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Mob justice replaces extrajudicial killings in Yunus-led Govt in Bangladesh, stability hangs in balance

Abdul Hai Kanu, a 78-year-old veteran freedom fighter from Bangladesh’s Comilla district, could never have imagined that December — a month synonymous with liberation and pride — would become a chapter of horror in his life. Kanu, a revered freedom fighter from the Chauddagram upazila of Comilla, was abducted from his own home this morning by a group of… pic.twitter.com/qEIyIjKJ7Q …

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20 hours, 32 minutes ago

Ecuador’s president promises answers and no ‘cover up’ after 4 children disappear

Associated Press

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Under pressure from human rights organizations and fellow Ecuadorians, President Daniel Noboa on Monday said his government will not cover up for anyone involved in the disappearance of four children who were last seen running away from a military convoy. The father of one told local media the children began to run when two vehicles carrying people …

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1 day, 1 hour ago

Bangladesh anti-graft panel alleges Sheikh Hasina involved in corruption in nuclear plant

Hindustan Times

An anti-graft panel in Bangladesh has initiated an inquiry into allegations of corruption and embezzlement by former premier Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed related to the Rooppur nuclear power plant being built by Russian and Indian firms. The Anti-Corruption Commission said it has also begin another inquiry against Hasina, Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, Tulip Siddiq, and Hasina’s sister …

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2 days, 12 hours ago

India behind ‘enforced disappearances’ of Bangladeshis during Hasina regime? Panel reveals shocking details

Live Mint

Was India involved “enforced disappearances” of some Bangladeshis during Sheikh Hasina's regime? An inquiry panel has found some shocking details regarding Indian involvement in the incidents of “enforced disappearances”, requesting the government to identify any Bangladeshi citizens who may still remain incarcerated in India. An inquiry commission formed by Bangladesh’s interim government said it has found India’s “involvement” in incidents …

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6 days, 3 hours ago

Bangladesh Court acquits key accused in 2004 10-truck arms haul case meant for ULFA to destabilise Assam

India TV News

A Bangladeshi High Court on Wednesday commuted the death sentence of ULFA leader Paresh Barua to life imprisonment and acquitted a former junior minister and five others in a 2004 case of attempted smuggling of weapons to the separatist outfit in northeast India. The High Court bench comprising Justice Mostafa Zaman Islam and Justice Nasrin Akhtar acquitted former state minister …

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6 days, 10 hours ago

Palestinian families sue US over involvement in 'human rights abuses' through support to Israeli military

Hindustan Times

Five Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and the United States have sued the State Department over its support to Israeli military accusing it of being involved in the "human rights abuses" in Gaza. "The State Department's calculated failure to apply the Leahy Law is particularly shocking in the face of the unprecedented escalation of Israeli since the Gaza War …

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1 week ago

Mexico arrests more than 100 local police officers for various abuses and offenses

Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — Authorities in two states in southern Mexico arrested more than 100 local police officers Monday for various abuses and offenses, adding to the long list of police corruption scandals in the country. In the largest of the two incidents, 92 municipal police officers in the southern state of Chiapas were arrested after they tried to stop state …

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Palestinians sue State Department over US assistance to Israel’s military

Al Jazeera

Five Palestinians in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and the United States are suing the US government to try to cut off American assistance to the Israeli military over its involvement in serious human rights abuses. “The State Department’s calculated failure to apply the Leahy Law is particularly shocking in the face of the unprecedented escalation of Israeli since the …

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1 week, 2 days ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, December 15, 2024

The Hindu

Hasina involved in forced disappearances, says Bangladesh inquiry commission In a new turn of events, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance set up by the interim government of Bangladesh filed a report on Saturday stating that it found the “involvement of Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina” in enforced disappearances of individuals during her tenure. Our government strengthening Constitution, Congress repeatedly wounded …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka: In pursuit of an elusive justice for over a decade

New Indian Express

JAFFNA/ MULLAITIVU/ COLOMBO: There is a sameness to the manner in which families affected by enforced disappearances in northern Sri Lanka narrate their stories: names, dates, documents. The homogeneity arises not just from the similarity of their experiences but also from the countless times they've had to tell their stories over the past decade -- to journalists, human rights activists, …

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Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: Bangladesh commission

New Indian Express

DHAKA: An inquiry commission set up by the interim government in Bangladesh has said that it found evidence implicating deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and top-ranking military and police officials from her regime in alleged incidents of enforced disappearance. The five-member Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances submitted an interim report titled "Unfolding The Truth" to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad …

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Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: Bangladesh commission

ABP News

Dhaka, Dec 15 : An inquiry commission set up by the interim government in Bangladesh said in a provisional report that it has found ex-premier Sheikh Hasina’s involvement in alleged incidents of enforced disappearance. “The commission has found evidence of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s involvement as the instructor in the incidents of enforced disappearance,” the press wing of the …

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Bangladesh commission says Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearances

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: An inquiry commission in Bangladesh said on Saturday that former premier Sheikh Hasina and some officials of security forces and her government were involved in enforced disappearances. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina checks her watch as she waits for the official opening time to cast her vote in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7 The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced …

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Hasina involved in forced disappearances, says Bangladesh inquiry commission

The Hindu

In a new turn of events, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance set up by the interim government of Bangladesh filed a report on Saturday stating that it found the “involvement of Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina” in enforced disappearances of individuals during her tenure. On the inquiry, a statement from the Chief Adviser’s Office said, “The commission chairman said they …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Report names former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Hasina in disappearances, recommends RAB shutdown

India Today

In a significant development, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has presented its interim findings, implicating former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and several senior officials in incidents of enforced disappearances. The report names several individuals allegedly involved, including: Former Defence Adviser: Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique Former Director General of NTMC: Sacked Major General Ziaul Ahsan Senior Police Officers: …

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2 weeks ago

Rescue efforts uncover hidden cells in Syria's infamous Sednaya prison

Deccan Chronicle

On the outskirts of Sednaya prison, known as Syria’s “human slaughterhouse,” a hidden underground complex was uncovered, revealing the fate of the last prisoners of the Assad regime. Sednaya: The Most Notorious Torture Complex Sednaya prison, infamous for its brutal conditions, has long been a symbol of the Syrian government’s vast network of detention centers used for torture and disappearances. …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pakistan: Balochistan residents stage protest over enforced disappearances of their men

Op India

Residents of Parom, a town in the Panjgur district of Balochistan, staged a sit-in outside a local Frontier Corps camp, calling for the immediate release of their missing family members. During the operation, four young men Khalil Siddique, Abdul Shakoor Saleh, Arshad Rafiq, and Waseem, son of Muhammad Hashim were reportedly taken into custody and have since disappeared, with no …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mystery of Flight 19: How Bermuda Triangle's secrets still puzzle investigators

India Today

On December 5, 1945, Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Station in Florida’s capital city looked quite good and promising, hot and tranquil. Over 300 rescue planes and 21 ships scoured thousands of miles, yet neither Flight 19 nor the Mariner were found. Bermuda Triangle THEORIES AND SPECULATION Years after, the enigma of Flight 19 became etched in the Bermuda Triangle’s folklore, …

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1 month ago

Yunus urges patience as Bangladesh govt works on election reforms

Firstpost

Yunus, a microfinance pioneer, is leading a temporary administration, to tackle what he has called the “extremely tough” challenge of restoring democratic institutions in the South Asian nation of some 170 million people. Yunus, a pioneering figure in microfinance, was appointed as the “chief advisor” on August 9, after the student-led uprising led to the end of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indigenous Community Calls for Independent Commission to Probe Missing Children's Deaths

Firstpost

Canada's special interlocutor Kimberly Murray has suggested the establishment of an independent commission to investigate the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous children from residential schools. The commission will be tasked with gathering evidence, interviewing survivors, and making recommendations for accountability and healing.

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3 months ago

Case of Mexico's 43 missing students persists among tens of thousands of disappearances

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The students were attacked by security forces linked to …

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3 months ago

The Bad Blood Between Sheikh Hasina and the US

The Diplomat

On August 11, several Indian media outlets, including the Economic Times, The Print, and NDTV, printed what was purportedly a speech that Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina planned to make – but which she was unable to deliver before hastily leaving the country on August 5. Just under two years later, in September 2023, the U.S. State Department warned …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hasina’s gone, but fate of Bangladesh’s forcibly disappeared uncertain

Al Jazeera

Only three of more than 150 persons who went missing during Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule have been reunited with their families. “I was whispering to myself: ‘They’re going to kill me, they’re going to kill me,'” he said, dreading a staged “crossfire” execution – a method he had long opposed during his activism for Chakma rights. “I was targeted for …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mashco Piro: Uncontacted Amazonian Tribe Kills Two Loggers With Arrows In Peru, Two Missing

News 18

Two loggers in Peru’s Amazon have been killed and two others are missing after a clash with the Mashco Piro, an indigenous community that has long isolated itself, a local advocacy organization said Tuesday. The clash occurred on Thursday in an area of the Madre de Dios region when workers who were opening a trail in the forest, were attacked …

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Mob justice replaces extrajudicial killings in Yunus-led Govt in Bangladesh, stability hangs in balance

Ecuador’s president promises answers and no ‘cover up’ after 4 children disappear

Bangladesh anti-graft panel alleges Sheikh Hasina involved in corruption in nuclear plant

India behind ‘enforced disappearances’ of Bangladeshis during Hasina regime? Panel reveals shocking details

Bangladesh Court acquits key accused in 2004 10-truck arms haul case meant for ULFA to destabilise Assam

Palestinian families sue US over involvement in 'human rights abuses' through support to Israeli military

Mexico arrests more than 100 local police officers for various abuses and offenses

Palestinians sue State Department over US assistance to Israel’s military

The Hindu Morning Digest, December 15, 2024

Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka: In pursuit of an elusive justice for over a decade

Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: Bangladesh commission

Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: Bangladesh commission

Bangladesh commission says Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearances

Hasina involved in forced disappearances, says Bangladesh inquiry commission

Report names former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Hasina in disappearances, recommends RAB shutdown

Rescue efforts uncover hidden cells in Syria's infamous Sednaya prison

Pakistan: Balochistan residents stage protest over enforced disappearances of their men

Mystery of Flight 19: How Bermuda Triangle's secrets still puzzle investigators

Yunus urges patience as Bangladesh govt works on election reforms

Indigenous Community Calls for Independent Commission to Probe Missing Children's Deaths

Case of Mexico's 43 missing students persists among tens of thousands of disappearances

The Bad Blood Between Sheikh Hasina and the US

Hasina’s gone, but fate of Bangladesh’s forcibly disappeared uncertain

Mashco Piro: Uncontacted Amazonian Tribe Kills Two Loggers With Arrows In Peru, Two Missing