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18.
Country
Date
14/05/07
Type
JUA
Mandate
Allegations transmitted
Government response
WGAD;
FRDX;
HRD; TOR
taken out of the army camp to an unknown
location. Mr. Protab Jamble, Mr. Piren Simsang
and Mr.Tuhin Hadima were also subjected to
torture during their detention. Mr. Piren Simsang
and Mr. Tuhin Hadima were released at
approximately 5 p.m. on 18 March 2007 from the
Kharaid army camp, whereas Mr. Protab Jamble
was released at approximately 10 p.m., after he
was given medical treatment. On 19 March, Mr.
Ritchil’s body was handed over by the
superintendent and the assistant superintendent
of police of Gopalpur Circle, Tangail district, to his
family and other indigenous leaders, at
approximately 2 p.m. at the Jalchatra Corpus
Christi Church compound. During the traditional
bath that was given to Mr. Ritchil’s body before
the burial, witnesses saw that his eyes had been
plucked, his testicles removed, his anus mutilated,
both his palms had been smashed and had holes,
all fingers of his two hands were broken, the nails
of three fingers had been removed, there were
several blood stains and black marks on his back,
wounds in the middle part of both of his thighs,
lower legs and black marks on his feet, and a nail
of his right foot was missing. The burial took place
at Beribaid village at about 1 p.m. on 20 March.
On 20 March 2007, Mr. Choles Ritchil’s family
filed a complaint at Modhupur Police Station,
however the station has so far failed to register
the case.
Tasneem Khalil, an investigative journalist with
Dhaka-based Daily Star newspaper and part-time
consultant for the international human rights
By letters dated 15/05/07 and 31/10/07, the
Government informed that the joint forces took Mr.
Khalil from his residence on 11 May, and he was
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