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BSF kills 1000 Bangladeshis in 10yrs
Mon, Dec 13th, 2010 9:27 pm
Dhaka, Dec 13 (bdnews24.com)Some 1,000 Bangladeshis were killed by Indian border guards over the last decade, according to a report released by rights groups.
Human rights group Odhikar and Human Rights Watch At a press conference at BRAC Centre on Monday revealed the report on killing, abuse and torture by the Border Security Force (BSF) of India along the border.
Apart from the killings, the report says, the Indian border guards usually threaten, abuse and beat us Bangladeshi people living in frontiers villages, but they hardly get any cooperation from Bangladesh police. "It's a gross violation of human rights."
The report was prepared based on statements of victims, witnesses, journalists, human rights workers, law enforcement officials and members of BSF and BDR.
The report says that the governments of both Bangladesh and India need to hold joint, fair investigations into the situation. "India must also discard the attitude of avoiding responsibility."
Taking part in an open discussion, Odhikar general secretary Atikur Rahman Khan said BSF is killing one Bangladeshi every four days.
"Both governments must take steps to stop these mindless killings," he said.
A father who lost his teenage son to BSF gunfire and a man who was shot and injured shared their agonies at the press conference.
bdnews24.com/si/sh/mr/2029h
BSF kills 1000 Bangladeshis in 10yrs
Mon, Dec 13th, 2010 9:27 pm
Dhaka, Dec 13 (bdnews24.com)Some 1,000 Bangladeshis were killed by Indian border guards over the last decade, according to a report released by rights groups.
Human rights group Odhikar and Human Rights Watch At a press conference at BRAC Centre on Monday revealed the report on killing, abuse and torture by the Border Security Force (BSF) of India along the border.
Apart from the killings, the report says, the Indian border guards usually threaten, abuse and beat us Bangladeshi people living in frontiers villages, but they hardly get any cooperation from Bangladesh police. "It's a gross violation of human rights."
The report was prepared based on statements of victims, witnesses, journalists, human rights workers, law enforcement officials and members of BSF and BDR.
The report says that the governments of both Bangladesh and India need to hold joint, fair investigations into the situation. "India must also discard the attitude of avoiding responsibility."
Taking part in an open discussion, Odhikar general secretary Atikur Rahman Khan said BSF is killing one Bangladeshi every four days.
"Both governments must take steps to stop these mindless killings," he said.
A father who lost his teenage son to BSF gunfire and a man who was shot and injured shared their agonies at the press conference.
bdnews24.com/si/sh/mr/2029h
