Bangladesh: union leaders & HRDs were assualted and arrested
Event- Country
- Bangladesh
- Initial Date
- Jul 28, 2014
- Event Description
Alleged physical attacks, arrests and detention of trade union leaders and other human rights defenders. According to the information received, on 28 July 2014, workers began a hunger strike at Hossain Market, Dhaka, over unpaid wages. On 6 August 2014, police entered the Market and prevented human rights defenders from providing medicine and saline to strikers. They then charged at the crowd and physically assaulted Ms. Shabnam Hafiz, Ms. Saydia Gulrukh, Prof. Samina Lutfa Nitra and Mr. Salim Mahmud. Ms. Hafiz was arrested and released the same day. The next day, police forcefully ended the strike, verbally assaulting Ms. Moshefra Mishu before arresting her and Ms. Joly Talukder. Both were released the same day. On 20 August 2014, Ms. Mishu and Ms. Jesmin Jui were detained and released later the same day. Concern is expressed at the physical attacks, arrests and detention. Ms. Mishu was the subject of an earlier communication sent on 17 February 2011, see A/HRC/18/51, case no. BGD 1/2011.
- Impact of Event
- 7
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Woman
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Violence (physical)
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of association
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 23.7833831
Longitude: 90.4261059
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 6 August 2014, the police physically assaulted Ms. Shabnam Hafiz, Ms. Saydia Gulrukh, Prof. Samina Lutfa Nitra and Mr. Salim Mahmud. They were providing medicine and saline to strikers. Ms. Hafiz was arrested and released the same day. The next day, police forcefully ended the strike, verbally assaulting Ms. Moshefra Mishu before arresting her and Ms. Joly Talukder. Both were released the same day. On 20 August 2014, Ms. Mishu and Ms. Jesmin Jui were detained and released later the same day.