Status: Judicial harassment Sazzadur Rahman (Rakhal Raha) 4 March 2025Escalating death threats and legal persecution against human rights defender Sazzadur Rahman Violations #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Arbitrary detention Ringrong Mro 25 February 2025Indigenous land rights defender Ringrong Mro arbitrarily detained in Bandarban District Jail on trumped-up charges Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Acquitted Rozina Islam 26 August 2024Journalist and woman human rights defender Rozina Islam acquitted after three years and three months Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Released Nahid Islam 8 August 2024Six human rights defenders from quota reform movement released after being coerced to announce the withdrawal of protests Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Released Nusrat Tabassum 8 August 2024Six human rights defenders from quota reform movement released after being coerced to announce the withdrawal of protests Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Released Sarjis Alam 8 August 2024Six human rights defenders from quota reform movement released after being coerced to announce the withdrawal of protests Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Released Abu Bakar Majumder 8 August 2024Six human rights defenders from quota reform movement released after being coerced to announce the withdrawal of protests Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Released Asif Mahmud 8 August 2024Six human rights defenders from quota reform movement released after being coerced to announce the withdrawal of protests Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Arrested Arif Sohel 2 August 2024Human rights defender Arif Sohel arrested and placed on a six-day remand by Dhaka court Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Released Hasnat Abdullah 30 July 2024Six human rights defenders from quota reform movement released after being coerced to announce the withdrawal of protests Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Arrested Babul Hossain 17 November 2023Bangladesh: Arrest of labour and human rights defender Babul Hossain Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh