Bangladesh: enforced disappearances
In the Diplomat Magazine, Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director at Human Rights Watch, highlights the issue of enforced disappearance in Bangladesh, where “Families of the disappeared, are usually turned away with dismissive denials by the state agencies”. http://bit.ly/2ZhfkuF
Brazil: extrajudicial killings increase
The Associated Press reports on fatalities attributed to police operations in Rio de Janeiro, a state of 17.2 million people, where 1,075 people were killed in the first seven months of the year, according to official figures. The article notes that the number of police killings has reached the highest level since records began in 2003. http://bit.ly/2L4lY2k
Nigeria: Extrajudicial killings
Four police officers who allegedly shot dead two suspected armed robbers in Ojo, a town near Lagos, have been arrested, according to Pulse from Nigeria. A group called the Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers and Advocates (COPA) is campaigning for police reform to ensure that…