Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Post-Conflict Experiences of the Bangladesh War of Independence
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Post-Conflict Experiences of the Bangladesh War of Independence
Mohammad Pizuar Hossain
 
Abstract: The Pakistani military operations of the Bangladesh war of independence led to killing of civilian Bengali people, including Bengali intellectuals, raping of Bengali women, destroying its cultural property, and forcible deportation of millions of people to India. The Pakistani military officials, who were the main planners and executors of the operations, and their local collaborators were accused of committing, inter alia, crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes during the war. Bangladesh began prosecuting the local collaborators after almost forty years to ensure justice to the victims. However, neither Pakistan nor Bangladesh could ensure justice to the victims by prosecuting the Pakistani military officials. As a result, the country is still suffering from the wounds. This article explores how justice for the victims has been delayed and also denied analysisng the hostile plans and policies that Pakistani military officials undertook during the 1971 war and the post-conflict experiences of the Bangali people.

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