Human rights body Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnes Callamard, has written to the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government, Muhammad Yunus, expressing concerns over the Bangladeshi authorities’ continued misuse of anti-terror legislation against journalists and their failure to safeguard the rights to life, personal security, and freedom of expression and association.
In her letter, Callamard called on the interim government to take immediate steps to ensure that protection of human rights is at the centre of Bangladesh’s February 12 elections. This includes ending the misuse of security legislation against journalists and critics, ensuring that law enforcement authorities act promptly and lawfully to protect those exercising their rights and guaranteeing accountability for attacks on media workers and minorities across Bangladesh, she said.
