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September 6, 2008

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Bangladesh: Massive Abuses During 'Emergency'

Aid distribution in Bangladesh © WFP / Jessore Sub office

08/28/2008

Under the ongoing 20-month-long state of emergency, Bangladeshis have endured widespread arbitrary arrest and detention, torture, extrajudicial killings, and other human rights abuses, says an Asian human rights group.

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