A prominent human rights lawyer defending Bangladesh's detained former prime minister called her case a "travesty of justice" on Monday and vowed to enlist the United Nations in the fight for her release.
Payam Akhavan, a Canadian law professor who has helped prosecute war criminals from the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, was named on Monday as international counsel to Sheikh Hasina, prime minister from 1996 to 2001.
"It is a military coup masquerading as an anti-corruption campaign," the Iranian-born Akhavan told a news conference in London to announce his appointment.
News via Reuters
Aug 6, 2007
Rights lawyer for Sheikh Hasina
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