Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences 5 to death for 1971 crimes
The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh (ICTB) on Monday sentenced five people to death for crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. After lengthy testimony, the three-judge panel unanimously found the men guilty of “abduction, confinement, torture, murder, and rape.” As members of Razakar Bahini, a pro-Pakistan paramilitary force, the court held that the men [...]