Petition Reason
Shri Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari (aka Chinmoy Prabhu), the 39-year-old Hindu monk, President of Pundarik Dham, and spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote, on 25 November, was detained at Dhaka Airport without identification or a warrant and later transferred to the Detective Branch. He was denied bail in the court on the following day. He faces baseless charges of “disrespecting the national flag,” which have been widely discredited. Yet, Chinmoy Prabhu’s legal rights were repeatedly violated – lawyers threatened, cases fabricated, and no legal representation allowed at his bail hearings. This is a clear violation of human rights. This also constitutes a gross violation of the citizen’s rights enshrined in Bangladesh’s Constitution.
We therefore ask the House to engage diplomatically with Bangladesh to urge Chinmoy Prabhu’s release, demand accountability for these human rights violations, and advocate for the protection of all human rights defenders in Bangladesh.
Please follow the link and sign the petition so that we can put pressure on the govt.
https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN7008
