Extra Judicial Killing in Bangladesh
It seems that Human Rights are deteriorating all over the world. But in the third world countries like Bangladesh it in high rate. Recently one of the law enforcing agencies of Bangladesh is criticized for violating Human Rights to a great extend in Bangladesh. They do it on the plea of so called cross-fire. We may get a picture from the following writings-
The Bangladeshi government should authorize an independent investigation into a recent spate of alleged extrajudicial killings by security forces, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should publicly order law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of all those taken into custody.
Joint Forces consisting of the Bangladesh Police, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and the Border Guards Bangladesh continue to arrest opposition supporters, some of whom are accused of involvement in violent protests before and during the January 5, 2014 elections which were boycotted by opposition parties. Security forces claim that the deaths after arrest occurred during “crossfire,” which Human Rights Watch has previously documented is used by security forces as a common euphemism to describe what they claim to be shootouts, but which in reality appears to be the killing of people already in detention.
“We are seeing a frightening pattern of supposed ‘crossfire’ killings of opposition members inBangladesh,” said Brad Adams, Asia director. “The Bangladeshi government needs to ensure proper control of the security forces and order an independent and credible investigation into these deaths.”
On January 21, the State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that the Joint Forces were engaged in an operation against “terrorists” and that none of those involved in violence before the elections “will be spared.” More than 150 people died before the polls, the bloodiest in Bangladesh’s history. Many were ordinary citizens whose vehicles were set on fire by opposition supporters.
Human Rights Watch interviews
The Bangladeshi government should authorize an independent investigation into a recent spate of alleged extrajudicial killings by security forces, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should publicly order law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of all those taken into custody.
Joint Forces consisting of the Bangladesh Police, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and the Border Guards Bangladesh continue to arrest opposition supporters, some of whom are accused of involvement in violent protests before and during the January 5, 2014 elections which were boycotted by opposition parties. Security forces claim that the deaths after arrest occurred during “crossfire,” which Human Rights Watch has previously documented is used by security forces as a common euphemism to describe what they claim to be shootouts, but which in reality appears to be the killing of people already in detention.
“We are seeing a frightening pattern of supposed ‘crossfire’ killings of opposition members inBangladesh,” said Brad Adams, Asia director. “The Bangladeshi government needs to ensure proper control of the security forces and order an independent and credible investigation into these deaths.”
On January 21, the State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that the Joint Forces were engaged in an operation against “terrorists” and that none of those involved in violence before the elections “will be spared.” More than 150 people died before the polls, the bloodiest in Bangladesh’s history. Many were ordinary citizens whose vehicles were set on fire by opposition supporters.
Human Rights Watch interviews