5 May 2016 | Amnesty International (Author)
Bangladesh
Supreme Court upholds death sentence against Motiur Rahman Nizami, leader of opposition political party Jamaat-e-Islami; all appeals have been exhausted and his execution is imminent; Nizami was convicted for war crimes committed during the War of Independence in 1971
Further Information on Urgent Action: 66/16 [ASA 13/3974/2016] (Appeal or News Release, German)