Secondary source

Ignoring Executions and Torture

Human Rights Watch

Type: INVESTIGATIVE_REPORT
Document: Not stated
Jurisdiction: Not stated
Published: 1 May 2009
Accessed: 16 Aug 2026
Verification: Reviewed

Short excerpt

Human Rights Watch describes Jatiyo Rakkhi Bahini as a paramilitary force established after independence and records that its members received immunity from prosecution in 1974.

Supported claims

Jatiyo Rakkhi Bahini established after independence
Human-rights abuse allegations concerning the force
1974 immunity from prosecution

Original link

Related cases

Related people

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Founding leader of Bangladesh · Bangladesh · 1947-1975

A central figure in the language movement, the autonomy movement, the 1971 Liberation War, and the formation of Bangladesh; after independence he led a war-damaged state through parliamentary government before the 1975 shift to presidential and one-party rule.

PoliticsGovernmentMediaHuman rights

Claims: 0
Incidents: 1
Cases: 0
Sources: 2
Relationships: 0

Awami League

Last verified: 7 Aug 2026