Congressman Good Joins Call for End to Human Rights Abuse in Bangladesh
Washington, D.C — Congressman Bob Good (VA-05) joined an effort calling for an end to the human rights abuses by the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazad of Bangladesh and to give the people of Bangladesh the best possible chance for free and fair parliamentary elections to be scheduled this fall.
In recent months, tens of thousands of peaceful protestors have demonstrated for fair and free elections. Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has responded by torture, extra-judicial killing, and arrest of peaceful demonstrators.
“The U.S. Government has designated RAB a ‘serious human rights abuser’ more than a year ago and sanctioned several law enforcement authorities responsible for many of the killings and other atrocities. Yet, the Hasina regime has only intensified its systemic repression of the people of Bangladesh since sanctions were imposed,” the letter states, “In addition to crimes against their own people, Hasina’s misconduct encourages other bad actors in South Asia to make common alliance, and hurts America’s national security interest as they gang together and draw closer to China and Russia.”
The letter was led by Rep. Scott Perry (PA-10) and signed by Rep. Bob Good (VA-05), Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02), Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-02), Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-08), Rep. Keith Self (TX-03).
