Odhikar

Odhikar’s Statement: Seven years since the killing of Felani by India’s Border Security Force

Seven years have passed since adolescent Felani was killed. On January 7, 2011, members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead Felani Khatun, as she was crossing the India-Bangladesh border into Bangladesh. Her body was left hanging from the barbed wire fence of the border. To date, BSF member Amiya Ghosh, who was involved in the killing and his superior officers, have not been convicted.

Statement_Felani_06.01.18 (full text in English, PDF)

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