1971 Bangladesh Genocide
US must impose sanctions on Pakistan over 1971 Bangladesh genocie, demands Human Rights activist
Dhaka: A Bangladeshi human rights activist has said the US government should recognize the Bangladeshi genocide and organised rape committed by the Pakistani Army in 1971 on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
Priya Saha, Executive Director of Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) wrote in Global Strat View: "On March 8, year after year, the world prepares to celebrate International Women’s Day to commemorate the all-round achievements of women and demand gender equality and reproductive rights."
"This day marks unequivocal opposition to violence and abuse against women, and participants introduce resolutions to end this endemic, leaving no stone unturned," she wrote.
Our Executive Director @_PriyaSaha reminds @WhiteHouse, that recognition of 1971 genocide will send a strong message to modern day aggressors that even 50 years from now, they will be held accountable for the crimes that are being committed today.
— Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (@hrcbm) March 8, 2022
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Saha further asked US to recognize Bangladeshi genocide.
"These are the questions that the Bangladeshis have started raising from America and the world community. Some renowned think tanks such as Lemkin Institute and Genocide Watch have recognized what occurred in Bangladesh in 1971 as genocide," Saha wrote.
"It is high time that the USA lived up to its reputation as the harbinger of a better value system and a global world order and recognized the Bangladeshi genocide perpetrated by the world’s foremost terror-sponsoring country and impose sanctions on Pakistan," she added.
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