Protecting Rights as Vital as Ending Corruption in Bangladesh

Friday, August 03 2007 @ 09:43 AM EDT

Edited by: Kandy Ringer

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Human Rights Watch 2007

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Human Rights Letter to Bangladeshi Government Addresses Problems

BBSNews August 3, 2007 -- New York (HRW) The Bangladeshi government should take the protection of human rights as seriously as the fight against corruption, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the chief advisor of the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh. The letter addresses problems of extrajudicial killings, torture, and arbitrary arrests.

For additional Human Rights Watch reporting on Bangladesh, please visit:

Bangladesh country page

"Judge, Jury, and Executioner: Torture and Extrajudicial Killings by Bangladesh's Elite Security Force," December 2006

Bangladesh chapter of Human Rights Watch's World Report 2007

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