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Bangladesh: Fair trials needed to ensure justice for victims of mutiny - 12 November 2009

The Bangladesh government must ensure justice for the victims of the February 2009 BDR mutiny by ensuring that all suspects receive a fair trial, Amnesty International said in a report released today.

Looking for Justice: Mutineers on trial in Bangladesh carries testimony from family members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) accused of participating in the mutiny. These reports suggest that scores, possibly hundreds of BDR personnel had suffered torture, for possible involvement in the mutiny. Nearly all were denied the opportunity to seek the assistance of a lawyer for weeks or months.

Fair trials needed in Bangladesh to ensure justice for victims of mutiny - 12 November 2009

To ensure justice for the victims of the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny in February, all suspects must receive a fair trial, Amnesty International says in its new report.
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In the first national parliamentary elections in seven years, the Awami League won a landslide victory in predominantly peaceful polls held on 29 December.

UN provides welcome support to Bangladesh war crimes investigations - 7 April 2009

The government of Bangladesh has sought and received UN assistance in its efforts to investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity and other serious violations o

Border guards die in custody in Bangladesh - 27 March 2009

Four detained border guards have died in Bangladesh in the past two weeks.

Bangladesh: Request for UN involvement in ending impunity for 1971 violations welcomed - 2 April 2008

Amnesty International welcomed Foreign Adviser Iftehkar Ahmed Chowdhury's request for United Nations involvement. "Action to end impunity for war crimes, crimes a

Ending the downward spiral in Bangladesh - 23 January 2008

At the end of Amnesty International's visit to Bangladesh, Irene Khan looks back on what the mission encountered there and what it means for human rights.
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