Amnesty International: Bangladeshi security forces used excessive force against peaceful protesters participating in a national day-long strike on Tuesday, Amnesty International said today.
Reports from Dhaka and other cities suggests that members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and other police personnel attacked peaceful demonstrators with batons in over a dozen raids.
Witnesses and local observers told Amnesty International that more than 100 people were injured during the attacks.
"The Bangladeshi government should immediately investigate these attacks by security forces on peaceful demonstrators and ensure that any people hurt receive justice and appropriate compensation,” said Abbas Faiz, Amnesty International’s Bangladesh researcher.
“The RAB has a history of using excessive, sometimes even lethal, force, and this incident demands an immediate and strong reaction from the authorities."
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