From: Katsiaficas, George <katsiafic...@wit.edu> I write because my friend and enormously active Bangladeshi human rights lawyer Adilur Rahman Khan was picked up by unmarked cars/police and given 5 days remand in Dhaka—equivalent to 5 days torture.
His arrest will no doubt have a chilling effect on all Bangladeshi activists. Adil is an attorney who has argued cases before the country's supreme court. He is the leader of Bangladesh's leading human rights organization, Odhikar, and was a great help to me in my recent research for a book, Asia’s Unknown Uprisings, in which I praised Bangladesh’s transition to democracy in the aftermath of the uprising of 1990. If you could write an email to Prime Minister Hasina and the Minister of Information (see below), you could be of great assistance in securing his safe release in this time of need. I have attached a letter I wrote and faxed. Feel free to use it. Solidarity, George From: odhikar <odhikar...@gmail.com> Date: Sunday, August 11, 2013 3:55 AM Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your continuous support and working as a pressure group to release Adilur Rahman Khan. Just now (1.40 pm)he has been brought to the CMM court. Police do not let his family or lawyers to go near to him . He is still inside a prison van. Last night after picking him up at 10.20 PM, we tried to file a General Diary at the Gulshan Police station. But Officer in Charge, Mr. Pushpa, didn't take the GD, but confirmed that he was taken by DB police. We are concerned that he shouldn't be taken for remand as remand is synonymous to torture. We came to know police is asking for 10 days remand. Adil, in last 25 years struggled to stop torture, extrajudicial killings, disappearance and uphold the rights of minorities. The Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir today stated that ' in order to protect human rights Adilur Rahman Khan has violated human rights'. It's alarming that that government is trying to hide its misdeed and brought a false allegation against him and made him a victim of human rights violation. He was picked up by plainclothes police men without issuing any warrant . He was a victim of illegal arrest and harassment. My friends, please work accordingly. If you would like to issue an urgent appeal, please find the address below.. Sheikh Hasina Honorable Prime Minister Prime Minister's Office Old Sangsad Bhaban Address: Tejgaon, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh E-mail: i...@pmo.gov.bd Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir Minister Ministry of Home Affairs Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Office, Residence & Mobile Telephone Numbers Fax: Secretary?s Office: 9573711, PS to Minister: 7169667, Add.Sec. (Police). 7171591, Add. Sec. ( Admin) 7171592 PS to State Minister: 9515541, D.S Admin: 7162753 Hasanul Haq Inu Honorable Minister Ministry of Information Building # 4 (8th floor) Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka-1000 Office Telephone No. 9540022, 9573400 E-mail: minis...@moi.gov.bd Ministry of Information- minis...@moi.gov.bd Regards, ASM Nasiruddin Elan Director 01711405166, 01720096053 -- Liberationtech is a public list whose archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
