90 killed in crossfire or custody in 2017: Report
280 women raped, says the report of Ain o Salish Kendra
A total of 90 people were killed in crossfire or law enforcement agencies' custody across the country in the last six months, says a report of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK).
The report showed that 46 people were killed in crossfire with police, 13 with Rapid Action Battalion and eight with Detective Branch of police.
The rest of them were killed in torture and firing by the law enforcers, the report said.
The ASK, a legal aid and human rights organisation, prepared the report based on media reports.
Moreover, a total of 280 women were raped while 16 of them were killed after rape, the ASK said in the report.
Five of the rape victims committed suicide since January this year while 39 women faced rape attempts in the country.
One hundred and eighty-five political clashes killed a total of 37 lives and injured 2,570 people in the first half of the current year, the report added.
Total 22 people died in mass beating while 53 journalists faced tortures, harassment, threats and obstruction for professional duties, according to the report.