Five European international organisations condemn ICT’s ‘jaundiced’ verdict of death sentence against Sheikh Hasina

As many as five leading international rights organisations based in various European countries have condemned the death sentence handed down to ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina by the so-called International Crime Tribunal (ICT). They have dubbed the verdict as consequence of a ‘politically motivated trial’ and called for global action to halt any action by the illegitimate interim regime of Bangladesh, consequent upon this sham trial.

A coalition of rights and advocacy groups based in London issued a joint statement expressing “deep concern” over the verdict delivered under the interim government.The coalition has also sent letters to the UN secretary-general, the UN high commissioner for human rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the European External Action