Dear friends
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Korean House for International Solidarity (KHIS) that two Bangladesh activists, Khademul Islam Bidduth, and Jamal Ali, were forcibly deported by the South Korean' authorities on 30 December 2003. Both of them were activists of the Equality Trade Union - Migrants' Branch (ETU-MB). Now, they are facing prosecution by the Bangladesh government at the request of the South Korean authorities for having associated with trade unions and civil society groups while in Korea. ETU-MB is the only migrant workers' trade union and is leading protests against the South Korean government's brutal crackdown against undocumented migrant workers. It is estimated that since the recent crackdown began on 24 October 2003, 27,000 workers have been deported or have left the country, while 120,000 are still being hunted; Six workers have committed desperate suicides in order to evade capture, and deportation and two young workers have died of heart attacks.
Moreover, it is feared that the leadership of the ETU-MB will be the next target of the South Korean government. According to the ETU-MB, in its statement of the Ministry of Justice of South Korea, the protesters and the organization members would be arrested and detained. Your urgent action and solidarity is required to request the South Korean government to immediately stop the forced deportation of migrant workers and the oppression against activists.
Urgent Appeals Desk
Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
read more here:
http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2004/527/ |
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