Hundreds of people have been killed in Bangladesh since the government launched a crackdown on drugs in May, according to a local rights group, fueling fears that the country is following the brutal lead of the Philippines. While authorities claim that those who lost their lives were involved in at least 10 drug-related crimes, rights groups say they are extrajudicial killings carried out by police, Agence France-Presse reports. “It is unprecedented in Bangladesh.
Hundreds Killed In Bangladesh Since Philippines-style Drug Crackdown Began, Rights Groups Say
Casey Quackenbush, Time: World
Tue, 07/17/2018 - 2:29am
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