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Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka: In pursuit of an elusive justice for over a decade
1 week, 3 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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Hasina involved in forced disappearances, says Bangladesh inquiry commission
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1 week, 3 days ago

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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Report names former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Hasina in disappearances, recommends RAB shutdown
1 week, 4 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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Thousands protest over Bangladesh's 'enforced disappearances'
1 year, 3 months ago

Thousands protest over Bangladesh's 'enforced disappearances'

The Hindu  

Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters marched on August 30 demanding information on hundreds of people they say security forces have abducted during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's nearly 15 years in power. Opposition supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies joined families of those missing to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, many with black gags …

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‘Wait never ends’ for families of the forcibly disappeared in Bangladesh
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Wait never ends’ for families of the forcibly disappeared in Bangladesh

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups say more than 600 people disappeared since the Awami League government led by PM Sheikh Hasina came to power in 2009. “I realised at that very moment that Bangladesh had become a lawless country.” ‘This will change’ Asif Nazrul, law professor at Dhaka University who also spoke at Wednesday’s vigil, said people were “abducted by state actors to …

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Mexican armed forces facilitated Ayotzinapa disappearances: Panel
1 year, 5 months ago

Mexican armed forces facilitated Ayotzinapa disappearances: Panel

Al Jazeera  

An independent investigatory panel says security forces obstructed their efforts to investigate human the rights scandal. An independent panel investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 Mexican college students has issued a final report, implicating the country’s security forces but offering few definitive answers about the students’ fate. “They all collaborated to make them disappear,” GIEI panel member Carlos Beristain told …

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Gambian government says it will prosecute exiled ex-ruler Jammeh
2 years, 7 months ago

Gambian government says it will prosecute exiled ex-ruler Jammeh

Al Jazeera  

Yahya Jammeh has been accused of murder, rape, torture and other alleged crimes committed during his more than 20-year rule. The Gambian government has said it will prosecute former President Yahya Jammeh for murder, rape, torture and other alleged crimes committed during his more than 20-year rule. The government said it would prosecute all 70 alleged perpetrators named in the …

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Bangladesh protests US sanctions against top security officers
3 years ago

Bangladesh protests US sanctions against top security officers

Firstpost  

Washington has imposed sanctions against the Rapid Action Battalion, which is accused of involvement in hundreds of disappearances and nearly 600 extrajudicial killings since 2018 Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh on Saturday called in the US ambassador to protest sanctions by Washington against its top security officers after seven people including the country’s national police chief were accused by the Biden administration …

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Burundi rights report cites torture, abuse by state agents
3 years, 1 month ago

Burundi rights report cites torture, abuse by state agents

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Burundi is experiencing a rise in torture and enforced disappearances in “a clear pattern” of abuses that undermines limited rights improvements under President Evariste Ndayishimiye, according to a group of independent researchers. “Since mid-2021, Burundi’s approach to human rights has taken a concerning turn for the worse,” the report said. “Following a series of armed attacks and …

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HRW calls for UN probe into Bangladesh ‘enforced disappearances’
3 years, 4 months ago

HRW calls for UN probe into Bangladesh ‘enforced disappearances’

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch report identifies 86 activists, businessmen and opposition politicians who went missing in the past decade. The Human Rights Watch is calling for a United Nations probe into the alleged enforced disappearances of Bangladesh opposition activists, demanding sanctions on the officials found responsible. The rights watchdog released a report on Monday, identifying 86 political activists, businessmen and student …

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Mexico detains 30 Marines accused of disappearances
3 years, 8 months ago

Mexico detains 30 Marines accused of disappearances

Al Jazeera  

The Marines have been arrested in connection with the disappearances of an unspecified number of people in Tamaulipas state in 2014, the Navy said. Prosecutors in Mexico have arrested 30 Marines in connection with the disappearance of an unspecified number of people in the northern state of Tamaulipas in 2014, the Navy said on Monday. “Thirty naval service members were …

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Rapid Action Battalion: Bangladesh’s notorious paramilitary force
3 years, 10 months ago

Rapid Action Battalion: Bangladesh’s notorious paramilitary force

Al Jazeera  

Since it was established in 2004, the Rapid Action Battalion, or RAB, has been accused of serious human rights violations and abuse of power. Since it was established in April 2004, Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion – a paramilitary force – has been accused of serious human rights violations and abuse of power. End to extrajudicial killings Six months after RAB …

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