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International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh (ICT)

Commission of Inquiry into Torture and Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh. Photo: Muhammad Yunus, head of the interim government, visits a detention centre where torture is alleged to have taken place.
Bangladesh : “a widespread and systemic culture of torture”
21 July 2025 by David Bergman
Electric shocks, “rotating chairs”, waterboarding: the latest report by Bangladesh’s Commission of inquiry on enforced disappearances uncovers the former regime's chambers of horror.
In Bangladesh, lawyers close to the government were allegedly involved in violence during student protests in the summer of 2024. Photo: Men are locked in a blue police van. Their faces are visible through the grilles in front of the windows. Justice vs justice
22 April 2025 by David Bergman
Dozens of justice professionals, lawyers as well as prosecutors, have been arrested in Bangladesh. They are accused of taking part in the violent repression of demonstrations last summer that led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government. But there’s a thin line between political retaliation and criminal accountability.
In Bangladesh, following the demonstrations in the summer of 2024 that led to mass crimes, the International Crimes Tribunal is back in action to try those responsible. But there are reports of concern about the operation of the local justice system and its politicisation. Photo: Demonstrators, seen against the light, stand on a high structure, one of them waving a Bangladeshi flag. The second life of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal
20 February 2025 by David Bergman
Six months after the prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, fled the country, the new interim government has started the process of seeking accountability against politicians and security force officials accused of crimes ag [...]