Contents
1. Intro
2. Alerts
3. Events
4. Event Reports
5. Comment
6. Shop
1. Intro
This week, we have continued to look at the deteriorating situation in Bangladesh. S.M. Idris of Citizens International has given an insightful overview of why the current War Crimes prosecutions are a travesty of justice. This complements the ongoing campaign (see alerts below) calling for fair trials. Our campaign for Palestinian prisoners continued with a sit-in protest against the killing of Arafat Jaradat at the G4S offices in London. You can read about this and other upcoming events in this campaign on a dedicated page on our website here.
We have news this week of success in the Sampang crisis, with food and water being reinstated to the displaced villagers. Please help us continue this and so many other campaigns with your donations and your time.
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2. Alerts
IHRC welcomes the news of the reinstatement of food and water in the Sampang sports complex. Following campaign efforts by an IHRC-led delegation in Sampang, food and water supplies were final reinstated at the Sampang sports complex where 274 individuals are currently refugees.
IHRC are urging campaigners and activists to protest against G4S for their provision of expertise and security systems to Israeli prisons, and their complicity in the detention and torture of Palestinian children. Most recently, 30 year old Arafat Jaradat, died in an Israeli prison following severe torture by Israeli security in the G4S provisioned Megiddo Prison. Join the vigil outside G4S next week on 15 March and/or write a letter of protest.
Action Alert: Bangladesh – Demand a fair trial for Professor Ghulam Azam
Bangladeshi pro-democracy campaigner and former chief of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami party, Professor Ghulam Azam, was indicted on 13 May 2012 by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal for alleged war crimes during the 1971 war with West Pakistan.
The court has been condemned for colluding with the government, and being incapable of conducting a fair and impartial trial. His trial is seen by many as an attempt to delegitimise political opposition to the ruling Awami League party, in order to ensure the latter’s victory at the next election.
Write to your local MPs and the UN demanding that they act to ensure that Professor Ghulam Azam is tried in an independent international court.
3. Events
Screening of ‘MI5, Spies, Intelligence gathering and the UK Muslim Community’ by Roshan Muhammad Salih
Tuesday 26 March
18:45-20:45
A conversation with Houria Bouteldja: Decolonising France
27 April
18:45-20:45
Author Evening with Victoria Brittian on her new book, Shadow Lives: the Forgotten Women of the War on Terror
1 May
18:45-20:45
4. Event Report
Event Report: Sit-in protest against torture and death of Arafat Jaradat
On Friday 01 March 2013, IHRC and Inminds co-organised a vigil outside the G4S Headquarters in London. About twenty activists and members of the public convened to protest G4S’ provisioning of Israeli prisons and interrogation centres in which Arafat Jaradat was severely tortured leading to his death. You can find out more about that here.
5. Comment
Mohamed Idris, Chairman of Citizens International has written a comment piece on his thoughts about the current situation in Bangladesh. You can read it here.
6. Shop
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