Excellency Ambassador/High
Commissioners,
Ref. : Death in
Custody of Mustaq Ahmed
We write this note to express our
sincere appreciation and thanks to you and your Government for signing the
wonderful and timely joint-statement, along with twelve other OECD Heads of
Mission in Bangladesh, to register your concern at the custodial death of
writer and human rights activist Mushtaq Ahmed on 25
February 2021 (which is widely believed to be another act of extrajudicial
killing by law-enforcers in the country).
We fully agree with you that it’s time “to conduct a swift, transparent, and independent inquiry into the full
circumstances of Mr. Mushtaq Ahmed’s death’ by the
Government of Bangladesh.
We can’t thank you more for your firm
and unambiguous assertion that you would continue to engage with the Government
of Bangladesh on your Government’s “wider concern about the provisions and
implementation of the DSA, as well as questions about its compatibility with
Bangladesh’s obligations under international human rights laws and standards”.
It’s indeed a pleasure to
thank you on behalf of all members of Voice for Justice World Forum.
With kind regards and warm
wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Dr.
Hasanat M. Husain MBE
On
behalf of Voice for Justice World Forum
www.voiceforjustice.org