Bangladesh: Fear for safety/torture/prisoner of conscience: Jahangir Alam Akash (m)

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Index Number: ASA 13/012/2007
Date Published: 1 November 2007
Categories: Bangladesh, Asia And The Pacific

Human rights defender Jahangir Alam Akash was arrested on 24 October 2007. According to reports he has been severely tortured, and has not been given the urgent medical treatment he needs.