This is an urgent call for intervention for the protection of Human Rights defenders in Bangladesh.

Human Rights Watch issued a report about torture in Bangladesh reporting 47 people killed in the custody of Bangaldesh government. Now Bangladesh government is retaliating by arresting Human Rights activists in Bangladesh.

The Asian Human Rights Commission has issued an alert which says that these people will be charged with treason, sedition and other criminal charges.

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Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights body, has urged the government of India to stop human rights violations by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the Bangladesh border and prosecute those responsible. Human Rights Watch has also asked Bangladesh government to take a stronger stand with the Indian government to stop the killing and torture of Bangladeshis.

HRW recalled that in December 2010 it released the report “Trigger Happy”, which document...