International Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
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International Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol.2, No.4, Aug. 2016, Pub. Date: Jul. 27, 2016
Extrajudicial Killings: The Violation of Human Rights in Bangladesh
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Authors
[01] Md. Kamruzzaman, School of Victimology and Restorative Justice, Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh; School of Criminology and Police Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh; School of Law, National University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
[02] Md. Bashir Uddin Khan, School of Criminology and Police Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.
[03] Shashi Kanto Das, School of Criminology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Abstract
Respect for human rights lies at the heart of good governance. In a democratic society, it is the responsibility of the State to protect and promote human rights. All State institutions whether they are the police department (RAB), the army, the judiciary or civil administration have a duty to respect human rights, prevent human rights violations, and take active steps for the promotion of human rights. Unfortunately, many a time, while discharging this duty, actions of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) conflict with human rights. They are pressured to get quick results, often with unofficial guarantees that they may use any means possible to accomplish the task at hand. However sometimes they abuse their power by the name of “Crossfire or Extra judicial Killing” which is the violation of Human Rights frequently occurred in Bangladesh. The main objective of the study is to explain the nature of Cross Fire in Bangladesh. This is qualitative study and data were collected from various secondary sources which included police statistics, the United Nations special procedure mandate holders various non-governmental organization’s information and also daily newspaper from many aspects of incidents.
Keywords
Human Rights, Crossfire, RAB, Bangladesh
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