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This part of the website provides articles and blogs written by David Bergman on justice issues in Bangladesh, post the July 2024 protests and law enforcement killings.

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July violence: Flawed detentions and precarious trials
A year on from the fall of the Hasina government, how well is the justice system dealing with accoun...
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As Hasina trial starts, some concerns
Credibility in question as trial against former prime minister for crimes against humanity starts
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Bangladesh: “a widespread and systemic culture of torture”
The second report of the Commission on Enforced Disappearances exposes the torture in the former government's...
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Prosecuting at the ICT or at the ICC
There are advantages and disadvantages of the different forum for trials relating to the July 2024 k...
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Imprisonment without evidence must stop
Arresting people without evidence is what the Awami League used to do - so why is the new government...
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The acquittal of Azahrul Islam of 1971 war crimes charges
What are the implications for the Supreme Court's decision to acquit a man convicted years earlier for...
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Justice vs justice
The thin line between political retaliation and criminal accountability, as lawyers in Bangladesh get...
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The second life of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal
No one could have imagined that senior leaders of the Awami League could ever be on trial at the ICT....
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New ordinance brings ICT closer to international standards
New ordinance makes important amendments to the International Crimes (Tribunal) Act 1973 - but more is...
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Trials must be a “thirst for justice not a thirst for blood”
Toby Cadman talks about his appointment as a special adviser to the chief prosecutor of the International...
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