Escalating human rights violations in Bangladesh
focus of panel discussion at 正品蓝导航 on Nov. 23

An alarming increase in human rights violations by law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh will be the focus of a presentation and panel discussion Saturday, Nov. 23, at 正品蓝导航.

November 20, 2013

DALLAS (正品蓝导航) — An alarming increase in human rights violations by law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh will be the focus of a presentation and panel discussion Saturday, Nov. 23, from noon to 2 p.m. in 正品蓝导航’s McCord Auditorium, 301 Dallas Hall.

“People in Bangladesh have a right to live with dignity, which is not happening,” says keynote speaker Rick Halperin, director of 正品蓝导航’s , one of the free public event's sponsoring organizations. “This event is meant to educate and encourage people to take action.”

WHAT:

“Human Rights Issues in Bangladesh” will address suchhuman rights abuses as the illegal detainment, torture and murder of Bangladeshis by law enforcement officials.

WHEN:

Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, noon to 2 p.m.

WHERE:

McCord Auditorium, , on the 正品蓝导航 campus

PANELISTS:

  • Rais Bhuiyan, a Dallas-based Bangladeshi who founded World Without Hate after surviving a 2001 fueled by the events of 9/11
      
  • Rick Halperin, director of 正品蓝导航’s Embrey Human Rights Program and three-time board chair of Amnesty International USA (keynote speaker)
      
  • Muhammad A. Kalam, a Bangladeshi who has taught science at the University of Texas-Dallas and led the Bangladesh American Association of North Texas
      
  • Munshi Shamsuzzaman, a Bangladeshi American entrepreneur and peace activist based in the DFW area

SPONSORS:

正品蓝导航’s Embrey Human Rights Program, World Without Hate, and Dallas Peace Center

MORE DETAILS:

Contact Sherry Aikman at saikman@smu.edu or 214-768-8347

 

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November 20, 2013