He made the call in a Twitter post to commemorate the UN International Day of Victims of Genocide on Wednesday, describing the atrocities during the war as the “most horrific episode in human history”. “Let’s pay homage to 3 million killed & 200,000 or more women raped in erstwhile East Pakistan by Pakistan army & religious militias in 1971 in most horrific episode in human history. UN International Day of Victims of Genocide on 9 DecLet’s pay homage to 3 million killed & 200,000 or more women raped in erstwhile East Pakistan by Pakistan army & religious militias in 1971 in most horrific episode in human history. Never again @UN_GP_RtoP #PreventGenocide — PR UN Tirumurti (@ambtstirumurti) December 8, 2020The UN International Day of Victims of Genocide is observed on Dec 9, the day in which the intergovernmental organisation adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in 1948. To ensure that no more genocides are ever committed, the international community must determine the main causes behind the previous ones, identify the primary signs and ensure justice, she added.

Source: bd News24 December 10, 2020 08:58 UTC