UN Fact-Finding Team Issues Call for Submissions

This is a press release from the United Nations in Bangladesh, dated September 16, 2024, announcing that a UN Human Rights Office fact-finding team has been established to investigate alleged human rights violations in Bangladesh. The investigation covers the period of July 1 to August 15, 2024, focusing on violations that occurred during recent protests, at the invitation of Bangladesh's Interim Government. The main topics covered include: A call for submissions from individuals, groups, and organizations with firsthand information about human rights violations during the protest period (submissions to be sent to OHCHR-FFTB-Submissions@un.org) The team's mandate to establish facts, identify responsibilities, analyze root causes, and make recommendations Key procedural details, including that the investigation is confidential, independent of any criminal justice process, and will conclude with a published human rights report containing findings and recommendations

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