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US House Resolution Seeks Justice for 1971 Bangladesh Genocide, Highlighting Hindu Targeting

A new US House resolution, H. Res. 1130, seeks recognition of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide, condemning atrocities by elements of the Pakistan Army and Jamaat-e-Islami-linked militias and highlighting the disproportionate targeting of Bengali Hindus. The measure frames 1971 within the Genocide Convention, emphasizing documented patterns of group-directed violence, large-scale displacement, and sexual violence. It draws…