24 February 2009
Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister
Office of the Prime Minister
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Tejgaon, Dhaka
BANGLADESH
Dear Prime Minister,
Concern about Arbitrary Detention,
Review Lawfulness of Detention of Mr. Hasan Khan
The Asian Center for the Progress of Peoples (ACPP), a regional human rights organization based in Hong Kong, writes to express our concern over the personal security of Mr. Hasan Khan who was arrested o n 25 May 2008. We are concerned that the case of Mr. Khan may constitute arbitrary detention which is a breach of article 9 of the International Covenant on the Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
ACPP is informed from local human rights organization Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) that Mr. Hasan Khan, 32 years old, was abducted by 6 Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officers on the way home from Gazipur Court around 12:15pm, 25 May 2008.