Withdraw charge against Limon
Demands Odhikar saying 5 extra-judicial killings occured in Apr
Five people were victims of extra-judicial killing in the country in April this year, said a report of a human rights organisation.
Odhikar prepared the report after monitoring twelve national daily newspapers during the month.
The NGO in its report said the government should arrange better treatment and compensation for Limon Hossain, 16, who lost his leg in Rab firing.
It urged the government to immediate withdrawal of the charge sheet framed secretly against the boy.
It demanded of the government to take legal action against the responsible members of the law enforcement agencies, including Rab for the act.
The report said among the victims of extra-judiciary killing, two people were killed by Rab and three by police. Three of them were killed in gunfights.
During the time, seven persons reportedly died in jail and police custody and 18 people were lynched, it added.
Quoting statistics, Odhikar said Rab was the main perpetrator of extra-judicial killings last year, while police were of torture.
The report also said eight people were killed and 1,229 people injured in political violence during the period.
It said incidents of harassment and physical abuse against young women and girls have decreased a little.
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