WikiLeaks: British trained Bangladesh’s controversial paramilitary

Berlin – Britain trained a controversial paramilitary in Bangladesh, which has been repeatedly accused of large-scale human rights abuses, leaked United States diplomatic cables show. The cables, published by WikiLeaks, also show that Western governments were aware of the human rights abuses. ‘The British have been training RAB (Rapid Action Battalion) for 18 months in areas such as investigative interviewing techniques and rules of engagement,’ wrote James F Moriarty, the US ambassador to Dhaka, in a confidential cable from May 2009. The London-based Guardian newspaper noted that the RAB, established six years ago, has been accused by groups like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International…

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WikiLeaks: British trained Bangladesh’s controversial paramilitary

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