The 2016â2020 Ashulia Strike Cases: Garment Worker Union Leaders in the Bangladeshi Criminal Justice System
The cases of seven full-time union or federation organizers and one garment factory worker who were allegedly involved in the 2016 Ashulia protests exemplify the ongoing anti-union discrimination against union leaders in Bangladesh. Share:
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Bangladeshâs garment industry is the second-largest in the world, comprising approximately 84% of Bangladeshâs export revenue and establishing the backbone of its economy. Yet, garment workers represent a particularly vulnerable population in Bangladesh. Approximately four out of five garment workers are women, often working in âunsafe, unhealthy, and unsanitaryâ environments without job security.
Mushtaq Ahmed and the release on bail of cartoonist Mr.
Ahmed Kabir Kishore. The two had been held in pre-trial detention for ten months for their criticism of the authorities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On February 25, 2021, Mushtaq Ahmed was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital, where he had been transferred from the Kashimpur Jail. At the time of publication of this urgent appeal, the circumstances surrounding his death remain unknown.
On March 3, 2021, the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh granted bail for six months to Ahmed Kabir Kishore, pending further investigation. At the time of publication of this urgent appeal, Ahmed Kabir Kishore has not yet been released.
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has urged the Bangladesh government to ensure an investigation into the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in custody is prompt, transparent and independent, and suspend application of the Digital Security Act.
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According to Wikipedia, Lake Alice Hospital was a rural psychiatric facility in Lake Alice, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand. It opened in August, 1950, and closed its doors finally in October 1999.
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“Former patients of the hospital’s child and adolescent unit made allegations that abuse took place there during the 1970s, including the use of electroconvulsive therapy and paraldehyde injections as punishment.
[4] The New Zealand government issued a written apology in 2001, and has paid out a total of NZ$10.7 million in compensation to 183 former patients.”
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One of the references in the Wiki article was to Murphy, Padraic (11 July 2003) “Probe on shock doctor claims”, published in The Age, a Melbourne-based online news site. Here are some quotes: