Action: CHRI's appeal for urgent action: Illegal arrest of Dr Shahidul Alam (Bangladesh)

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Action: CHRI's appeal for urgent action: Illegal arrest of Dr Shahidul Alam (Bangladesh)

Aug 09, 2018 Download File

CHRI submitted an urgent action appeal to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Working Group of Arbitrary Detention, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders and Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression. 

CHRI urged the UN Special Procedures to take urgent action and ensure the release of Dr. Shahidul Alam and that he is not subjected to any kind of torture or ill-treatment, has regular access to his family, lawyers of his choice, and adequate medical care.

For more information, please contact:
Yashasvi Nain

Programme Officer, International Advocacy and Programming (IAP)

Email ID: yashasvi@humanrightsinitiative.org