Please use the following link: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/; and see the Preamble of the Universal declaration of Human Rights states, "THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction." Also, the Article 5 of The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights state, "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."
In this situation, no one must get killed during the custody. The system of Remanding must be abolished. All interrogation procedures must be in compliance with the UN Charters. No interrogation shall have physical torture, threat or any kinds of damaging (physical or psychological) activities.
However, when an armed groups attack any civilians or laW enforcement officers (LEOs), but civilians and LEOs must have the right to protect their own soul, bodies, families and properties. I have come to know from my relatives living in the distant interior villages in Bangladesh that the operations of the RABs eliminated most all the armed robbers, thieves, mustans, goondas, and Chadabuzes. after the introduction of the RABs, these armed groups fought directly face-to-face with arms, in the skirmishing style. RABs were very strong and dedicated against these armed elements who would quite often threaten and kill unarmed civilians. All my relatives who I spoke with, all said that the country is lot better off now with the RABs than their pre-existing periods. There must have been some killings but those were who did armed attacks on the civilians or the LEOs. In order to maintain the Law & Order in a society, I believe the armed gangsters, hoodlums, robbers, vicious elements must be eliminated by fighting or capturing and sending to the prisons for longest possible time, to save the society from their harms.
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From: Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:37:30 -0400
Subject: [chottala.com] 97 killed in "shootouts" or in custody in 9 months: Odhikar
97 killed in "shootouts" or in custody in 9 months: Odhikar
Fri, Oct 2nd, 2009 12:44 am BdST
Dhaka, Oct 1 (bdnews24.com)--A total of 97 people died in "shootouts" and in custody of law-enforcing agencies this year, said independent human-rights watchdog Odhikar.
In a press statement, Odhikar said on Thursday that it tallied the deaths until Sep 30 from Jan 1 this year.
It said 28 people were killed by elite force Rapid Action Battalion, 41 were killed by the police, while another 21 were killed in joint operations by RAB and police.
It said military, Ansar, jail police and forest guards are responsible for deaths of seven people.
Another 20 people died in so-called safe custody, said Odhikar.
The watchdog also said that a large number of journalists and media workers were harassed, tortured during this period while some faced cases.
It said two journalists were reportedly killed, 52 were injured, 48 were threatened and 14 were attacked.
Apart from that one journalist was kidnapped, 22 were assaulted and 13 were victim of false cases, the report said.
It also said that Indian border force BSF continued to violate human rights by attacking innocent people along the border with Bangladesh.
The BSF reportedly killed 82 Bangladeshis over last nine months.
Another 59 Bangladeshis were injured in BSF firing while 78 were kidnapped, said the report.
Ninety-two Bangladeshis were missing while 11 Bangla-speaking Indians have been pushed into Bangladesh by the BSF, it said.
Over last nine months, 338 women and children were reportedly raped.
Among the cases 158 were adult and the rest were children.
Fifty women and 22 children were killed after rape.
Of them, 68 women and 51 children were gang raped, it said.
Odhikar regularly prepares the human rights report mainly on the basis of information gleaned from newspapers.
In a press statement, Odhikar said on Thursday that it tallied the deaths until Sep 30 from Jan 1 this year.
It said 28 people were killed by elite force Rapid Action Battalion, 41 were killed by the police, while another 21 were killed in joint operations by RAB and police.
It said military, Ansar, jail police and forest guards are responsible for deaths of seven people.
Another 20 people died in so-called safe custody, said Odhikar.
The watchdog also said that a large number of journalists and media workers were harassed, tortured during this period while some faced cases.
It said two journalists were reportedly killed, 52 were injured, 48 were threatened and 14 were attacked.
Apart from that one journalist was kidnapped, 22 were assaulted and 13 were victim of false cases, the report said.
It also said that Indian border force BSF continued to violate human rights by attacking innocent people along the border with Bangladesh.
The BSF reportedly killed 82 Bangladeshis over last nine months.
Another 59 Bangladeshis were injured in BSF firing while 78 were kidnapped, said the report.
Ninety-two Bangladeshis were missing while 11 Bangla-speaking Indians have been pushed into Bangladesh by the BSF, it said.
Over last nine months, 338 women and children were reportedly raped.
Among the cases 158 were adult and the rest were children.
Fifty women and 22 children were killed after rape.
Of them, 68 women and 51 children were gang raped, it said.
Odhikar regularly prepares the human rights report mainly on the basis of information gleaned from newspapers.
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