Bangladesh: End punitive mass arrests and arbitrary detention of student leaders and protesters

By Amnesty International

Responding to reports of the arrest and detention of student leaders, protest participants and members of opposition parties following the quota-reform protests, with over 9000 arrests over the weekend in Bangladesh, Smriti Singh, Regional Director for South Asia at Amnesty International, said: “The mass arrest and arbitrary detention of student protesters is a witch hunt […] The post Bangladesh: End punitive mass arrests and arbitrary detention of student leaders and protesters appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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