Bangladesh: Suspend Deadly ‘War on Drugs’

Expand Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) stand guard with dogs in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 12, 2011. © 2011 Reuters (New York) – The Bangladesh government should order an independent investigation into allegations of extrajudicial killings during its new “war on drugs,” Human Rights Watch said today. The campaign against drugs has led to more than 100 violent deaths at the hands of security forces, according to local media and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). It should be suspended until proper training and procedures are put in place to ensure that security forces act in conformity…

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