AFP
December 23, 2010
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The government has confirmed that it trains a Bangladeshi police unit labelled a “death squad” by human rights groups, but stressed the programme was to improve ethical standards.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) was set up in 2004 and admits about 600 people have died in what it calls “encounter/shootout” incidents over the last six years.
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The deaths have been condemned by rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, who say they are deliberate executions often targeting political activists.
US diplomatic cables released by the WikiLeaks website discussing the counter-terrorism objectives of the British and United States in Bangladesh revealed details of the RAB training programme.
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