Former Bangladesh gov’t behind possible ‘crimes against humanity’, says UN

"1,400 Killed In 45 Days": UN On "Crimes Against Humanity" By Sheikh Hasina Government

Bangladesh's former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it tried to hold onto power last year, the UN said on Wednesday, warning that the abuses could amount to "crimes against humanity". Before Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was toppled in a student-led revolution last August, her government cracked down on protesters and others, including by "hundreds of extrajudicial killings", the United Nations said. The UN …

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, with up to 1,400 people killed and thousands of others injured, the U.N. Human Rights Office said

Hasina govt behind ‘crimes against humanity’, says UN

GENEVA: Bangladesh’s former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it tried to hold onto power last year, the UN said on Wednesday, warning that the abuses could amount to “crimes against humanity”. Before prime minister Sheikh Hasina was toppled in a student-led revolution last August, her government cracked down on protesters and others, including by “hundreds of extrajudicial killings”, the United Nations said.…

Human rights abuses inflicted on Bangladesh Hindus, Ahmadis after July uprising: UN - The Tribune

Human rights abuses were inflicted on some members of Bangladeshi Hindu, Ahmadiyya Muslim, and indigenous communities during anti-discrimination protests and its aftermath last year, a UN report said.

UN Human Rights Office report points out human rights violation under both Hasina and interim government

The Yunus government in Dhaka that welcomed the report, however, pointed out that the attacks by mobs against the Hindu community and the Ahmadiya Muslims resulted from ‘intersecting motives’

UN: Bangladesh crackdown on anti-government protests may constitute crimes against humanity

The United Nations released a report on Wednesday detailing severe human rights violations committed by the former government of Bangladesh, led by the now-exiled Sheikh Hasina, during a crackdown on anti-government protests last year. The report estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed, the majority by security forces, and suggests that these actions may constitute crimes against humanity. UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk further…