Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 11:48am on 12 Feb 2025,Wednesday International
The United Nations Human Rights Office reports that up to 1,400 individuals were killed during a six-week crackdown on student-led protests in Bangladesh between July 1 and August 15, 2024. The protests, initially targeting a government job quota system, evolved into a broader movement against then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who subsequently fled to India. The UN cites credible sources indicating widespread violence by security forces, including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, and torture, actions potentially amounting to crimes against humanity. A UN fact-finding team is currently investigating these allegations.
