Sharp rise in extrajudicial killings and rapes, NGO reports
6 May 2008 6:11 am
Odhikar, a FORUM-ASIA member in Bangladesh, has expressed concern about the increase in the number of extrajudicial killings during April, in which the death toll was more than double that of the previous month. The NGO also reported alarming increases in incidences of violence against women.
In its monthly human rights report, Odhikar, a FORUM-ASIA member in Bangladesh, has expressed concern about the increase in the number of extrajudicial killings during April, in which the death toll was more than double that of the previous month. The NGO also reported alarming increases in incidences of violence against women, with 52 women and girls victims of rape. Odhikar has called on the government to put an immediate end to the extrajudicial killings and attacks on women, as well as ensure proper support and compensation for victims.