Today’s update of human rights events around the world.
ZIMBABWE: Bennett is granted bail, but has to stay in Mutare Prison
Roy Bennett was granted bail today but the State immediately appealed against the ruling. This means Bennett will have to spend another seven days in jail while the court lodges their appeal. This is Zimbabwe
U.S.: Report Contradicts Govt Claims of “Humane” Detention
A leading human rights organisation charges that contrary to recent U.S. government reports that found prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba being treated humanely, they are in fact “deteriorating at a rapid rate” due to “harsh conditions that continue to this day, despite a few cosmetic changes to their routines.” IPS
CHILE: Gov’t Unleashes Anti-Terror Law on Mapuche Activist
“They burst in aiming machine guns at us. They found him in the hallway, they grabbed him by the hair, they threw him on the floor and they beat him up,” Ida Huenulef told IPS, describing the arrest of her son Miguel, the first indigenous Mapuche activist to be charged under the Anti-Terrorist Law by the government of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet. IPS
BANGLADESH: BDR (Border Guards) Mutiny
Worrying news is coming from Dhaka. There is a mutiny going inside Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters. Apparently clashes broke out between senior and junior officers as troops have taken control and locked officers. Gun fires and mortar attacks were heard. Police sealed of the surrounding area of BDR headquarters in Dhanmondi. Journalists were seen with bullet vests and they were not given access to the scene. Five people, injured by stray bullets in Jigatala area during gunfight inside BDR Headquarters at Peelkhana this (Wednesday) morning. 3rd World View
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