Bangladesh: End Indefinite Pretrial Detention of Political Opponents

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Prison vans transport former ministers and leaders of the Bangladesh Awami League party to jail after their court hearing from the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 18, 2024. © Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via AP (London) – Bangladeshi authorities should immediately take steps to end the prolonged pretrial detention of politicians and others linked to the deposed Awami League government, Human Rights Watch said today. Police detained thousands of party officials, activists, and supporters after Sheikh Hasina was forced…

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