Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances, killings: HRW

Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances, killings: HRW

Human Rights Watch has handed a report on the July Uprising to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, saying that officers had told them the ousted Bangladesh dictator, "Sheikh Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances and killings".
A HRW delegation, led by Elaine Pearson, Asia Director of the world most respected human rights group, called on Professor Muhammad Yunus and praised the Interim Government for its reform initiatives and the efforts to improve the rights situation in the country.
"We commend the progress you have made so far," the HRW Asia chief said.
Highlighting that establishing rights was the core principle during the July-August Monsoon Revolution, she said Bangladesh "ordinary people now realise the importance of human rights" in every sphere of life.
The HRW recommended the disbanding of the Rapid Action Battalion, saying its officers who were responsible for killings and enforced disappearances should be held accountable for their crimes.
"There needs to be some accountability," she said.