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UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on protests in Bangladesh
The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday estimated that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister.
U.N. agency details 'serious human rights violations' in Bangladesh protests repression
Bangladesh's former government systematically committed "serious human rights violations" against student-led protesters, with up to 1,400 people killed and thousands of others injured, the U.N. Human
UN reports grave rights violations in Bangladesh protest response
Officials from Bangladesh's former government and security apparatus systematically committed serious human rights violations against protesters staging mass demonstrations last summer, the U.N. human rights chief said on Wednesday.
UN Report Exposes Systematic Human Rights Violations During Bangladesh’s 2023 Protests
A damning report by the UN Human Rights Office has revealed systematic and severe human rights violations perpetrated by Bangladesh’s former government, security forces, and violent elements associated with the Awami League during the student-led protests of 2023.
UN Human Rights Office report points out human rights violation under both Hasina and interim government
UN report details human rights violations by deposed Awami League government in Bangladesh, criticized for limited investigation timeframe.
UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on student-led protests in Bangladesh
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday estimated that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over six weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister.
Bangladesh Human Rights Violations: A Grim Exposé
The U.N. report accuses Bangladesh's former government of committing severe human rights violations during mass protests last summer. Allegations include crimes against humanity and a crackdown on demonstrators,
Crackdown on Bangladesh protesters may be crime against humanity, UN says
Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her government tried to cling on to power using systematic, deadly violence against protesters that could amount to "crimes against humanity", the UN has said.
Bangladesh committed serious human rights violations against protesters, UN says
Officials from Bangladesh’s former government and security apparatus systematically committed serious human rights violations against protesters last summer, the UN human rights chief said yesterday.
UN: Bangladesh crackdown on anti-government protests may constitute crimes against humanity
The United Nations (UN) released a report on Wednesday detailing severe human rights violations committed by the former government of Bangladesh, led by Sheikh Hasina, during a crackdown on
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Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh's interim govt to uphold impartiality in law enforcement
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights body, has called on the interim government of Bangladesh to ensure ...
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Bangladesh: Uphold Impartiality in Law Enforcement
The interim government in Bangladesh should ensure that security forces act with neutrality and respect the rule of law to ...
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Bangladesh to review nat'l security policies: Home adviser
The OHCHR had earlier recommended disbanding Rab and restricting the functions of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and DGFI ...
Bangladesh grapples with turbulent aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s ouster
Bangladesh’s new government is struggling to deal with a host of issues, including a stumbling economy and human rights ...
Jaishankar likely to meet Yunus's adviser next week as Bangladesh hopes for Hasina’s extradition
The Dhaka officials noted that the meeting between Jaishankar and Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain will ...
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‘Brutal response’ to Bangladesh protests was ‘strategy’ by ex-Premier Hasina to hold onto power: UN
Up to 1,400 people killed between July and August of last year, with 12% of them children, and over 22,000 injured, says UN ...
UN report observes former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina-led govt committed 'serious human rights violations' to remain in power
Bangladesh's former Government led by ex-PM Sheikh Hasina and security and intelligence services, alongside violent elements associated with the Awami League party, systematically engaged in a range ...