“We actually gave the warning to the Army that if they get involved, it means they may not be able to be a troop-contributing country anymore,” the UN rights chief saysThe UN human rights chief says he warned the Bangladesh Army against engaging in any repression during the July-August uprising. In an interview with the BBC programme HardTalk on Wednesday, Volker Türk said the force was warned about possible removal from peacekeeping operations. Asked why many nations are not taking international human rights bodies seriously, Türk said:“But I can give you an example where it’s taken seriously. It consisted of human rights investigators, a forensic doctor and a weapons expert. The team published a report last month on human rights violations in Bangladesh from Jul 1 to Aug 15, 2024.

Source: bd News24 March 07, 2025 03:53 UTC