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Urgent Action: Human Rights Defender Threatened With Violence (Bangladesh: UA 131.17)

June 7, 2017

Prominent human rights defender Sultana Kamal has received threats of violence from the Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, following comments she made on a TV talk show. The authorities must take immediate steps to ensure Sultana Kamal’s protection, investigate the threats made against her and hold those responsible to account.

Prominent human rights defender Sultana Kamal has received threats of violence from the Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, following comments she made on a TV talk show. The authorities must take immediate steps to ensure Sultana Kamal’s protection, investigate the threats made against her and hold those responsible to account. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:
  • Take immediate action to ensure the safety of Sultana Kamal, in coordination with her wishes;
  • Conduct a thorough, impartial, independent and effective investigation into the threats made against Sultana Kamal and bring those against whom sufficient admissible evidence of criminal wrongdoing exists to justice in trials which meet international standards of fairness;
  • Ensure that human rights defenders are able to carry out peaceful activities without fear of surveillance, intimidation, harassment, arrest, prosecution or retribution, and guarantee the integrity of human rights defenders, including against attacks or threats coming from non-state groups.

Contact these two officials by 19 July, 2017:

Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque Police Headquarters Phoenix Road Fulbaria 1000 Dhaka Email: [email protected] Fax: +880 2 9563 362 Dear Inspector General

Ambassador Mohammad Ziauddin, Embassy of Bangladesh 3510 International Drive NW Washington DC 20008 Fax: 202 244 2771 -OR- 202 244 7830 Phone: 202 244 0183 Contact form: http://www.bdembassyusa.org/index.php?page=contact Salutation: Dear Ambassador

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