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Human Rights Congress for
Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM)
P.O. Box 5493
Santa Clara, CA 95056
USA
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HRCBM Press Release
Tuesday, 07 March 2013
Religious Minorities, the Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and Tribal People Must be Protected.
Religious Minorities, the Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and Tribal People Must be Protected.
Human
Rights Must be Upheld and the Criminals Must be Dealt with Iron-Hands.
Human
Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) is gravely concerned of the
ongoing violence against religious minorities since the announcement by the
“International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)” of the verdict: death by hanging, for Delwar
Hossain Sayeedi, one of the leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami party for the “crimes
against humanity” that he committed during the 1971 War of Liberation of
Bangladesh from Pakistan. The ICT found him guilty of charges of mass killing,
rape, arson and religious persecution during the liberation war.
The ICT announced the verdict on 28
February 2013. Immediately after the verdict, Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir
(the student wing of Jamat-e-Islami) attacked the Hindu community across the country.
They set ablaze Hindu and Buddhist temples, and torched houses and business
establishments of the Hindus in the districts of Noakhali, Gaibandha,
Chittagong, Rangpur, Sylhet, Comilla, Chapainawabganj, Gournadi, Chandpur and many
other districts in the country. They were heavily armed, and attacked the
police also. They killed innocent people and the police who tried to protect
the people. The violence is spreading widely throughout the country and the
minorities are fearful for their life and livelihood. The Jamat-Shibir fanatics
have adopted the same tactics as they did in 1971 in collaboration with the
Pakistani occupation army.
The peoples, governments, and
non-governmental organizations of the world MUST NOT allow repetition
of the heinous crimes that were committed by the coalition of Bangladesh
Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamat-e-Islami, following their victory in General
Election of 2001. The Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and Indigenous people were the
victims of their barbaric atrocities in 2001 and they are the victims now.
We appeal to
the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and the conscience of the governments, human rights
institutions, The United States of America, and United Nations for immediate
protection of the life, properties and freedom of expression of the religious
and ethnic minorities, Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and Tribal People, and all
citizens of Bangladesh.
We urge the
Prime Minister of Bangladesh to protect the minorities. The perpetrators must
be prosecuted, the victims must be compensated and rehabilitated and the
criminals must be dealt with iron hands.
A glimpse of
the ongoing brutal atrocities and violence is given in the following page.
Dhiman
Deb Chowdhury
President,
Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh
Minorities (HRCBM)
HRCBM
Press Release (Continued from page 1)
Date A glimpse of the ongoing brutal atrocities and
violence reported in Newspapers and Media
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2-Mar-13
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Attack on temples, arson
and demolition of Deities
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2-Mar-13
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Attacks on Noakhali
Hindus: Victims feel insecure: The attackers damaged six Hindu temples,
torched 36 houses and vandalised.
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3-Mar-13
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Communal attack once
again on temples and houses
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3-Mar-13
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A sin for ‘em to live
here: Hindus in Noakhali, Banskhali look for answer after attack by Jamaat
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4-Mar-13
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When religious minorities
are the target
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4-Mar-13
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Attack in Hindu temple
and demolition of Deity in Gajipur
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4-Mar-13
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This time too the target
of Jamaat-e-Islami is police force and religious minorities
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4-Mar-13
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UK deplores the attack on
temples
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http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=271245
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4-Mar-13
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Violence against minority
community
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6-Mar-13
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Jamaat continues
attacking Hindus
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4-Mar-13
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Islamic Brutality on
Bangladesh Hindu- Buddhists Minorities
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6-Mar-13
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US worried at attacks on
Hindus
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5-Mar-13
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Hindu temples torched,
vandalised in Ctg, Lalmonirhat
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28-Feb-13
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Jamaat men torch Hindu
temple, houses in Noakhali; 2 killed
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1-Mar-13
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Hindus under attack- 6
temples, houses burnt outside Dhaka
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6-Mar-13
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US worried at attacks on
Hindus
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More Stories
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https://www.facebook.com/HRCBangladesh
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