Monday, May 3, 2010

http://www.savebd.com/news/hr-report-highlights-extrajudicial-killings-violence-against-women-journalists/

HR report highlights extrajudicial killings, violence against women, journalists

  • April HR report
  • 28 incidents of HR violations against journalists
  • 10 extrajudicial killings
  • 836 people became victims of assault by law enforcing agencies
  • 11 incidents of HR violations by Indian Border Security Force (BSF)
  • 818 injured due to political violence
  • 161 people (including 9 women and 5 children) killed, 2732 people were injured in social violence

Some ten people were killed allegedly at the hands of law enforcers in April, according to a report prepared by the Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR).
Besides, 836 people became victims of assault allegedly by members of law enforcing agencies during the same period.
On the other hand, nine law enforcers were killed in different incidents, including accidents, while they were on-duty. Besides, 164 others were injured and one remains missing from the same month.
The BIHR report based on published reports of different dailies also revealed that 11 incidents of HR violations were reportedly committed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) across the frontier, claiming the lives of four people and injuring six others between April 1 and 30 April.
At least 19 leaders and activists of different political parties were killed and 818 others were injured due to political violence across the country.
Of them, 11 belong to ruling Awami League and its front organisations, five belongs to main opposition BNP and its front organisations and the remaining three belong to other organisations,
the BIHR said.
Around 161 people, including nine women and five children, were killed in different instances of social violence across the country during the same period.

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