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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.
Bangladesh's protest crackdown may be crime against humanity, says UN
As many as 1,400 people were killed, mostly by the country's security services, in demonstrations last summer against the now ousted leader Sheikh Hasina. View on euronews
U.N. Calls Bangladesh Protest Crackdown a Possible Crime Against Humanity
As many as 1,400 people were killed in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s violent response to a student-led revolt, according to a U.N. inquiry.
At least 1,400 people were killed in student-led protests in Bangladesh in 2024, UN says
UN: Security forces in Bangladesh killed 1,400 in protest crackdown, including children, raising rights concerns. #HumanRights #UNReport
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: Up to 1,400 killed in Bangladesh protests crackdown
The UN human rights chief says officials from former PM Sheikh Hasina's government and security services committed serious human rights violations. He said crimes against humanity may have been carried out.
UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on student-led protests in Bangladesh
The U.N. human rights office estimates 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.
U.N. agency details 'serious human rights violations' in repression of protests in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's former government systematically committed "serious human rights violations" against student-led protesters, ...
Why Sheikh Hasina’s opponents in Bangladesh are targeting the legacy of Mujibur Rahman
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Bangladesh grapples with turbulent aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s ouster
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Fresh Wave of Violence as Bangladesh’s Ousted Ex-Leader Addresses Nation
Students who led a revolution resulting in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country in August sparred anew ...
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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 ...
Bangladesh’s government warns of stern action after house where independence was declared is razed
Bangladesh’s interim government, headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, says his makeshift administration will ...
Bangladesh: Mob attacks stall displaying Taslima Nasreen’s book at book fair; author, Muhammad Yunus react
A mob attacked a book stall at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka, vandalising works by Taslima Nasreen. The interim ...
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Bangladesh arrests 1,300 in crackdown on Hasina loyalists
Authorities say ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ began after gangs linked to the fallen government attacked a group of students.