Escalating human rights violations in Bangladesh
focus of panel discussion at ÃÛÌÒ½´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 SMU.

November 20, 2013

DALLAS (SMU) — 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 SMU’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 SMU’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 ÃÛÌÒ½´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 SMU’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:

SMU’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