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166 killed by different law enforcement agencies and 160 political killings in the last 6 months

Odhikar Bi-Annual Press Release From January 1 to June 30 2006, 166 people have been killed by the law enforcement agencies throughout the country. Of them, 84 people were killed by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), 80 by the police, 1 by forest guards and the other 1 by the Detective Branch (DB) police. It […]

June 30, 2006 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Violence against children: the scenario in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh a large number of children are deprived of their basic human rights due to unacceptable health, nutrition and education as well as social conditions. In addition, children are exposed to severe forms of physical and mental violence at home, in the work place, in institutions and other public places. The nature and extent […]

January 1, 2002 | Read full story | Comments are closed