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It also termed the execution as a disgrace as the rights body is opposed to the death penalty in all cases without

exception. The execution of Abdul Quader Molla should never have happened. The death penalty is a human rights violation and should not be used to punish other alleged human rights violations, said Abbas Faiz, Amnesty Internationals Bangladesh Researcher. The country is on a razors edge at the moment with pre-election tensions running high and almost non-stop street protests. Mollas execution could trigger more violence, with the Hindu community bearing the brunt, an Amnesty International report quoting Faiz said Amnesty International has expressed apprehension that hanging of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla will trigger reprisal attacks with countrys minority Hindu community bearing the brunt of it.

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