ACHR against Bangladesh in UN peace-keeping
Thursday, 24 July 2014
The Asian Centre of Human Rights, who campaigned for release of right-wing activist Adilur Rahman Khan, has now started a vicious campaign to reduce the nation's contribution to UN peace-keeping.
Its report titled 'Bangladesh: Sending Death Squads To Keep THE UN’s Peace', which ACHR claims is the "first ever comprehensive study" on the issue , was released Thursday to coincide with the ongoing visit of UN's Under Secretary General for Department of Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous to Bangladesh from July 22.
It said that Bangladesh is "sending its death squads to keep peace" for the United Nations.
The report claimed that the troops being sent for UN peacekeeping missions include the Bangladesh Army personnel posted in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), which has been declared as ineligible to receive technical assistance from the United States under the Leahy Law because of its personnel being involved in gross human rights violations with impunity, according to a news agency.