Bangladesh, UN

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.
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
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.
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: 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.
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‘Brutal response’ to Bangladesh protests was ‘strategy’ by ex-Premier Hasina to hold onto power: UN
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UN report says 1,400 died in Bangladesh during anti-Hasina protests, Yunus govt put death toll at 834
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UN: Up to 1,400 Killed in Bangladesh Protest Crackdown
The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday estimated that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over ...
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