War Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh

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Dhaka, Bangladesh- Bangladeshi security force stand guard in front of the International Crimes tribunal court premise in Dhaka on Monday January, 21, 2013. According to the local media The ICT-2 International Crimes tribunal pronounced its maiden verdict on a crimes against humanity case on Monday awarding death sentence to fugitive and expelled Jamaat member Abul Kalam Azad, also known as Bachchu Razakar. The International Crimes Tribunal-2, set up to try those accused of committing crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971 passed the verdict amid tight security. © Monirul Alam

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Solidarity for Limon | bangladesh

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Songkhubdho Nagorik Samaj, a platform to protect human rights, demanded withdrawal of cases against Limon Hossain who lost a leg in Rab shooting late March. The organizers have pledged to continue their protests until the government withdraw the false cases against Limon Hossein and provide adequate compensation for the loss of his leg.

They also called in protest against the government’s contract with ConocoPhillips signed on June 16 the deal awarded gas exploration and extraction rights to the US energy giant in two deep sea blocks in the Bay of Bengal.

At a protest rally, they also demanded strong security for 16-year-old Limon and his family members, and punishment of the accused.Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), on March 23, mistook Limon, a college student, for a criminal and shot him in the left leg at the village of Chhaturia in Jhalakathi Bangladesh.