Urgent Appeal Case : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM concerning another case of Border Security Forces (BSF) brutality in West Bengal, India. 60-year-old Ms Rupjan Bewa from the Murshidabad district endured physical assault and injury, outrage to her modesty and verbal abuse from BSF jawans on 21 February 2012 at approximately 5.30pm, losing also personal property, including her voter identity card, and cash amounting to Rs. 3900.00 while under their custody. Read More...

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