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Rapid Action Battallion: State Sanctioned Killing Squad

Rapid Action Battallion: State Sanctioned Killing Squad

Image: Shahidul Alam, NY Times Lens Blog Bangladesh has the disreputable distinction of being a democracy that supports a killing squad.  The Rapid Action Battalion, an “anti-crime” paramilitary group that  has killed more that 550 people, under circumstances that are, at best, suspicious.  The smarter bet is that this group has been engaging in extra-judicial […]

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