- authorities to condemn any attack on freedom of expression and to act to put an immediate end to all acts of violence, harassment, intimidation and censorship against journalists, bloggers and civil society;
- 5. Calls on Bangladeshi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all who have been imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression; specially calls for immediately and unconditionally release Shahidul Alam and Limon Fakir and to drop all charges against them; Urges Bangladeshi authorities to carry out an immediate, thorough and impartial investigation into any instances of torture against Shahidul Alam with a view to publishing the results of any such investigation and bringing the perpetrators to justice;
- 6. Calls on the authorities to drop all charges and end prosecutions and all other acts of harassment, including surveillance, against student activists who campaigned for road safety and to conduct thorough, swift, and impartial investigations into allegations of violent attacks including torture and ill-treatment against student
- 7. Calls on Bangladeshi authorities to bring into line with international standards the Information and Communication Technology Act the Digital Security Act (which replaces the ICT act);
- 8. Expresses its grave concern at the continued NGO´s complaints of extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances and torture by State agents; calls on the investigation and bring perpetrators to justice; urges Bangladeshi authorities of Bangladesh to take immediate measures to dissolve the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB);
- 9. Is deeply concern about the ‘war on drugs’ policy and requests a thorough and independent investigation into all allegations of extrajudicial executions that occurred as part of anti- narcotics operations and guarantee fair trial rights to all people arrested in the framework of such operations;
- 10. Requests the competent authorities to effectively implement the Prevention (Torture and Death in Custody) Act of 2013; recalls that the systematic lack of investigations and sanctions against those responsible constitutes a serious breach of the international obligations of Bangladesh, in particular, of the UN Convention against Torture, which Bangladesh has ratified 20 years ago; requests the establishment of an independent reporting mechanism to investigate allegations of torture and ill-treatment reported and the implementation of effective protection mechanisms for victims and witnesses;
- 11. Reiterates its call for the abolition of the death penalty and condemns all extrajudicial executions carried out; calls on the Bangladeshi authorities to commute all pending death sentences and to introduce a moratorium on all executions as a first step towards the abolition of capital punishment;
- 12. Reiterates its condemnation of all cases of child and forced marriages; deeply regrets the adoption of the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 2017; calls on the Bangladeshi authorities to amend the Act in order to prevent child marriage under any circumstances; also requests that the implementation of the National Action Plan to eliminate child marriage 2015-2021 be resumed and that it explain how it plans to achieve its objectives and eliminate child marriage completely;
- 13. Reiterates its condemnation of all acts of violence committed against women and girls; calls on the Bangladeshi authorities to commit themselves effectively to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, especially to reduce inequalities and ensure gender equality; notes positively that 50 of the 300 seats in parliament are reserved for women;