Dhaka, Jan 28 (EFE).- Bangladeshi Nobel Peace laureate Mohammad Yunus and three of his colleagues filed an appeal in court on Sunday against their six-month jail sentence for violating labor laws in a case that his supporters say is politically motivated. “We have submitted our appeal to the court today. The court accepted our appeal …
Dhaka, Jan 1 (EFE).- A Bangladesh court sentenced Nobel Peace laureate Mohammad Yunus to jail for six months on Monday for violating labor laws in a case that his supporters say is politically motivated. Judge Sheikh Merina Sultana of a labor tribunal delivered the verdict, with Yunus, the chairman of Grameen Telecom, present along with …
UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression Irene Khan called the verdict a "travesty of justice" and criticized the weaponization of the labor tribunal against a Nobel Peace laureate.
Dhaka, 07 September 2023: The Press Briefing Note issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on 5 September 2023 drew attention of the Go