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बंगलादेशले प्रदर्शनकारीहरूमाथिको दमन तुरुन्तै अन्त्य गर्नुपर्दछ

बंगलादेशले स्वतन्त्रता पछिको इतिहासमा प्रदर्शनकारीहरू विरुद्ध सबैभन्दा भयानक दमनको सामना गरिरहेको छ। अधिकारीहरूको निर्मम प्रतिकारको परिणामस्वरूप दमन बढ्दै जाँदा १५ जुलाई २०२४ देखि १९७ जना भन्दा बढी विद्यार्थी, पत्रकार र बटुवाहरूको मृत्यु भएको छ र हजारौं घाइते भएका छन्। यस पेटिसनमा हस्ताक्षर गर्नुहोस् र बंगलादेश सरकारलाई यो दमन तुरुन्तै अन्त्य गर्न माग गर्नुहोस्।

समस्या के हो ?

विश्वविद्यालयका विद्यार्थीहरूले स्वतन्त्रता युद्धका भूतपूर्व सुरक्षा अधिकारीका सन्ततीहरूका लागि सरकारी जागिरमा गरिएको ३० प्रतिशत आरक्षण प्रदान गर्ने वर्तमान आरक्षण प्रणालीले सत्तारूढ दलका समर्थकहरूलाई असमानुपातिक ढंगले फाइदा पुगेकोले यसको सुधारको माग गर्दै जुलाई १ देखि आन्दोलन गर्दै आएका छन्।

विरोध प्रदर्शनहरूमा अधिकारीहरूले उग्र दमन गरे  र उत्पन्न हिंसाको परिणामस्वरूप एकै दिनमा ७५ जना समेत गरी हालसम्म १९७ भन्दा बढी व्यक्तिको मृत्यु भएको जनाइएको छ। हजारौँ मानिसहरू घाइते भएका छन् र २५०० भन्दा बढीलाई गिरफ्तार गरिएको छ।

एम्नेस्टी इन्टरनेसनलको अनुसन्धानले सुरक्षा बलहरूले विरोध प्रदर्शनहरूको जवाफमा गैरकानुनी  र कतिपय अवस्थामा घातक बल प्रयोग गरेको देखाएको छ। सत्तारूढ दलसँग सम्बन्धित बंगलादेश छत्र लिग (BCL) का सदस्यहरूले प्रदर्शनकारीहरू विरुद्ध गरेको कथित आक्रमण रोक्न पनि बंगलादेशी अधिकारीहरू असफल भएका थिए। अधिकारीहरूले देख्नासाथ गोली हान्ने आदेश सहितको कर्फ्यु र  देशव्यापी रूपमा इन्टरनेटमा रोक लगाई देशलाई बाँकी विश्वबाट अलग राखेका थिए। 

बंगलादेशीहरूको अधिकार र सुरक्षा गम्भीर जोखिममा छ र अधिकारीहरूलाई जवाफदेही बनाउन तत्काल कदम चाल्न आवश्यक छ।

यहाँले सहयोगका लागि के गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ?

तत्काल यो पेटिसनमा हस्ताक्षर गर्नुहोस् र बंगलादेशीहरूको अधिकारको संरक्षण, स्वेच्छाचारी रूपमा पक्राउ परेकाहरूको रिहाइ  र सुरक्षा बलहरूको जवाफदेहिताका लागि अधिकारीहरूसँग आफ्नो माग राख्नुहोस्।

आउनुहोस् बंगलादेशकी प्रधानमन्त्री शेख हसिनालाई निम्न कुराका लागि सँगै आह्वान गरौँ:

  • अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रता र शान्तिपूर्ण रूपमा भेला हुन पाउने अधिकार माथिको दमनको अन्त्य,
  • मृत्युका घटनाहरूको पूर्ण, प्रभावकारी, स्वतन्त्र र निष्पक्ष छानबिन र पीडकहरूको जवाफदेहिता
  • विरोध प्रदर्शनहरूमा लगाइएको आम प्रतिबन्धको तत्काल अन्त्य  
  • अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रता र शान्तिपूर्ण भेला हुन पाउने अधिकारको अभ्यास गरेकै आधारमा मात्र पक्राउ परेका सबैको तत्काल रिहाइ।

End crackdown on protesters now

Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,

Bangladesh is witnessing the deadliest crackdown on protests since its independence in 1971. Since 1 July 2024, people have taken to the streets to show the discontentment with the reinstatement of the 30% quote in government jobs for the descendants of independence war veterans.

The high-handed crackdown on protests got worse on 15 July, with the use of sound grenades, tear gas, rubber bullets, as well as lethal weapons such as assault rifles, shotguns and driving armoured personnel carriers into crowds. Now as I write to you, nearly 200 people have died. Amnesty International has verified that the the two police officers with shot guns shot at student leader Abu Sayed 15 meters away. Abu Sayed didn’t pose any threat. Even journalists and bystanders have fallen victim to this brutal clampdown.
The authorities have gone far and beyond in repressing the voices of discontent. This includes current mass arrests and arbitrary detentions, a witch hunt by the authorities to silence anyone who would dare speak up.

I urge you to;

  • End the crackdown on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
  • Conduct a thorough, effective, independent and impartial investigation into the deaths and hold the perpetrators accountable.
  • End the mass arrests and arbitrary detention of student leaders and members of the opposition parties.
  • Immediately release all those who have been arrested solely for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

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Bangladesh must immediately end crackdown against protesters

Bangladesh is witnessing the deadliest crackdown against protesters in the country’s post-independence history. The heavy-handed response from the authorities has resulted in the deaths of more than 197 students, journalists, and bystanders, and injured thousands since 15 July 2024 as the crackdown escalated. Sign the petition now and demand that the government of Bangladesh urgently end this repression.

What’s the problem? 

Since 1 July 2024, university level students have launched protests to demand reforms in the existing quota-system which reserves 30% of government jobs for descendants of independence war veterans claiming that it unjustly favours supporters of the ruling party.

The protests met with a severe crackdown from the authorities and the ensued violence has resulted in the deaths of more than 197 people, with 75 deaths reported in one day, thousands more people injured and more than 2,500 believed to have been arrested.  

Amnesty International’s investigations show that security forces responded to the protests with unlawful, and sometimes lethal, force. The Bangladesh authorities also failed to prevent attacks against protesters allegedly carried out by members of the Bangladesh Chatra League (BCL), a group affiliated with the ruling party. The authorities also put a “shoot on sight” curfew, nationwide blackouts, shutting down the country from the rest of the world.

The rights and safety of Bangladeshis are at serious risk and immediate action is needed to hold the authorities to account.

What can you do to help? 

Sign the petition now and demand from authorities that the rights of Bangladeshis are protected, those arbitrarily arrested are released, and that security forces are held to account.

Join us in calling on the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina to:

  1. End the crackdown on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
  2. Conduct a thorough, effective, independent and impartial investigation into the deaths and hold the perpetrators accountable.
  3. Urgently lift the “shoot on sight” curfew orders and the blanket ban on protests.
  4. Immediately release all those who have been arrested solely for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

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