United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has said the human rights violations, including killings and disappearances, enforced during the mass uprising in Bangladesh, could be tried not only in domestic courts but also in the International Criminal Court. The UN Human Rights Commission investigation team carried out a probe in Bangladesh in September 2024 at the request of the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. The team included a human rights investigator, a forensic physician, and a weapons expert, according to the UN. He said, "We believed the former government officials, members of the security and intelligence apparatus, and violent elements associated with the former ruling party had committed serious, organised, and systematic human rights violations. He called on the interim government to assist in increasing the UN Human Rights Commission's presence in Bangladesh by allowing the opening of an office in Dhaka.

Source: bd News24 March 06, 2025 04:26 UTC