Critical UN report must spur accountability & justice in Bangladesh
This February 2025 Amnesty International news article responds to a UN Fact-Finding report on human rights violations in Bangladesh. The UN report found reasonable grounds to believe that the former government led by ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and its security forces systematically committed serious human rights violations — potentially rising to the level of crimes against humanity — during anti-government protests between July 1 and August 15, 2024. Amnesty International's South Asia regional director calls on Bangladesh's Interim Government to act on the UN's key recommendations, including referring the incidents to the International Criminal Court, guaranteeing fair trials, reforming security and justice sectors, and repealing restrictive laws. The article emphasizes that continued engagement with UN human rights mechanisms is essential to deliver justice, accountability, and reparations to victims and survivors.
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Amnesty International. "Critical UN report must spur accountability & justice in Bangladesh." Amnesty International, 2024. July Archive. https://julyarchive.org/sources/critical-un-report-must-spur-accountability-justice-in-bangl-38b4a29b.
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