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Extrajudicial Killing in Bangladesh
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
US Human Rights Report 2012: Bangladesh a Country of enforced disappearances and extra judicial killing!
By Bangladesh Media; "I am proud to present the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for the first time as Secretary of State. When I served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, my colleagues and I depended on these reports for an accurate assessment of human rights conditions around the world. I know how valuable they are .. " -Says US Secretary of State, John F. Kerry, while he was presenting the country reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012.

Yes, the United State has published the report on human rights practices in different countries around the world for the year 2012. US Secretary of State, John F. Kerry has transmitted the report to the media in an occasion.

In his speech, he says "The pages that follow document the often difficult march forward of human freedom around the world. Significant progress is being made in some places, but in far too many others governments fall short of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ vision of a world where people live “free and equal in dignity and rights.”

he also says "-we report on the world's newest country, South Sudan, and its efforts to ensure a peaceful future for its people. We cover the horrifying violence in Syria, historic elections in Egypt, Georgia, and Libya, and the promising democratic opening in Burma. The reports also reveal the courage of individuals, including netizens, activists, workers, and journalists who advocate for universal human rights. The reports make clear that many of our most pressing foreign policy challenges are, at their core, about the universal and undeniable human quest for freedom and dignity."
Explaining the situation about the world he says "-Our world is complex and increasingly influenced by non-state actors – brave civil society activists and advocates, but also violent extremists, transnational criminals, and other

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