Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 07, 2023 at 9:32 PMAmnesty International called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prioritize and accelerate the delivery of justice for victims of crimes committed by the Taliban, as well as by other actors in Afghanistan. In part of the declaration of Amnesty International, it stated that the delivery of justice for the victims of war crimes should be accelerated. The statement said: “The International Criminal Court (ICC) must…
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Report in The Kathmandu Post, November 24, 2023The Supreme Court on Thursday sought clarifications from the President’s Office and the government over their moves to provide amnesty to three convicts of the Tikapur carnage from 2015. Responding to a writ petition by Sharada Kadayat Bohara, wife to police inspector Keshav Bohara who was killed in the incident, and Mandhara Devi Bista, wife to another victim, a single bench of Justice Prakash Dhungana sought the reasons…
report in Prothom Alo, Nov 12, 2023The United Nations (UN) member states must use the upcoming universal periodic review (UPR) on Bangladesh to hold the authorities to account for the gross human rights violations and rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in the country ahead of its general elections, said Amnesty International. In a statement on Saturday, its deputy regional director for campaigns for South Asia, Livia Saccardi, said, “Bangladesh’s fourth UPR is taking place at…
By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Sept 11, 2023Sri Lanka Republican Front leader Patali Champika Ranawaka, MP, has questioned the circumstances under which the Rajapaksas granted amnesty to 12,600 LTTE cadres following the successful conclusion of the war in May 2009. However, some of them were released during the Yahapalana administration (2015-2019) in which Ranawaka served as a Cabinet Minister. Ranawaka has also sought an explanation from former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brothers, Gotabaya…
By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press online, June 28, 2023Amnesty International called on Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to release Afghan educationist, Matiuallah Wesa, the founder of ‘Pen Path’ and supporter of girl’s education unconditionally. Late Tuesday, Amnesty International in a tweet said the Taliban officials arbitrarily abducted and imprisoned Matiullah Wesa three months ago on unknown grounds. “Under international human rights law, Wesa’s arbitrary detention is a violation of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.…
report in The Daily Star, Jun 28, 2023Some organisations are supplying false information to the United Nations with an intent to prevent army personnel from joining peacekeeping missions, create discontent in the armed forces, and thereby subdue Bangladesh, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday. Asked about Amnesty International urging the UN not to take in human rights violators in peacekeeping mission, Momen said they (Amnesty International) did not do it with an honest intent.…
by Rejaul Karim Byron in The Daily Star, June 25, 2023For the first time, no one took the opportunity to whiten black money to avail the government’s tax amnesty in the outgoing fiscal year. The government offered the tax break so that the money laundered out of the country is brought back by people, a finance ministry official said yesterday. Since independence, the government offered such tax amnesty on 21 occasions, and the opportunity was…
report in Dhaka Tribune, June 2, 2023There was no announcement regarding any amnesty for bringing laundered money from abroad during the reading out of the proposed national budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year on Thursday. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal unveiled a Tk7,61,785 crore proposed budget in parliament. The government last year decided to offer Bangladeshis a scope for legalizing their unreported assets outside the country without facing any questions. They would have to pay…
report in The Island, Apr 4, 2023The Amnesty International has expressed serious concerns over the proposed enactment of new Anti-Terrorism law. In its end of mission statement, AI Senior Director Deprose Muchena, who led the delegation said that any anti-terrorism legislation should be in line with international human rights law. The Opposition here and international organisations including International Commission of Jurists have condemned the proposed new law. Drawing attention to a number of human rights…
Report in TOLOnews, March 29,2023 at 9:56 PMAmnesty International released its annual report in which it called attention to the situation of human rights, women’s rights, and restrictions on media in Afghanistan. “Restrictions on women’s rights, freedom of the media and freedom of expression increased exponentially,” the report reads. “Institutions designed to support human rights were severely limited or shut down completely. Peaceful protesters faced arbitrary arrests, torture and enforced disappearance.” The report also accused…