Arif Sohel, Rony Sheikh and Sabir Rahman are three of the more than 10,000 protesters (students, members of the opposition as well as bystanders) who were arrested in July 2024, as part of the government’s intense crackdown against protesters. Families of the three detained students claim that neither they nor their lawyers have been given access to them, and they fear that they will be subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in custody. The government’s harsh response has killed more than 200 people, including journalists and bystanders. The Bangladeshi authorities must immediately end the mass arrests, release all protesters detained solely for exercising their human rights and ensure the right to fair trial for all detainees.
