It adds that these offences have “no realistic prospect of being genuinely investigated or prosecuted in Bangladesh” and that impunity would otherwise result. The document alleges that around 400 Awami League leaders and activists have been killed since July 2024, many subjected to beatings and lynchings by violent mobs. The statement also highlights mass arrests of politicians, judges, lawyers, journalists, and even individuals tenuously associated with the Awami League, including actors and singers. The communication criticises the Oct 14, 2024 Immunity Order, which granted protection to those who took part in the July Uprising. Bangladesh ratified the Rome Statute on Mar 23, 2010, which came into force domestically on Jun 1, 2010.

Source: bd News24 October 28, 2025 16:25 UTC