This report documents a pattern of grave abuses by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) against both Bangladeshi and Indian nationals in the border area along India’s 2,000 kilometer long international fontier with Bangladesh in West Bengal state. The abuses include cases of indiscriminate killing and torture. Most of the abuses documented in this report are […]
Tag Archives | Border violence/killings
Human rights monitoring report : November 2010
The November 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Extra-judicial killings continue: Incidents of extra-judicial deaths proved in Home Ministry report Tortured to death and false autopsy report Death in jail Allegation of enforced disappearances following arrest by law enforcement agencies Political violence continues BNP […]
Human rights monitoring report : October 2010
The October 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Ferocity of political violence Protest against taking of land for an ‘Army Housing Scheme’ for the armed forces Torture and killing persists at borders despite assurances to the contrary given by the Director General of […]
Human rights monitoring report : January-September 2010
The January-September 2010 nine-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: On an average every 3 days, 1 person is reported killed extra judicially Death in custody Torture in custody The Government shut down a photo-exhibition on ‘crossfire’ Freedom of media and incidents of government prohibition […]
Human rights monitoring report : July 2010
The July 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Continuation of ‘Extra-judicial killings’ is cause for concern Allegation of enforced disappearances and killings following arrests by law enforcement agencies Sylhet border under attack by BSF and Indian intruders Police obstruct human chain made by opposition […]
Human rights monitoring report : May 2010
The May 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Extrajudicial killing Allegations of death in Police custody Whereabouts of a wood merchant unknown after arrest by RAB Continuance of political violence Attack on journalists Government Blocks Facebook Allegations of a Boro leader being handed […]
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