PARIS: A leading international human rights organisation strongly condemned the recent series of brutal attacks, harassment, false cases, and arbitrary arrests of lawyers under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government across several districts in Bangladesh.
In a statement, Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expressed grave concern, describing the incidents as acts of persecution against lawyers “solely for performing their professional duties or holding differing political views”.
The rights body said such actions constitute not only an assault on the independence of the judiciary but also a direct threat to the legal community defending human rights.
“Such incidents are clear violations of the Constitution of Bangladesh, as well as of the fundamental human rights and professional freedoms enshrined in the United Nations declarations, ” the JMBF stated