Formal invitation to the United Nations to investigate human rights violations in the student movement

The chief adviser of the interim government has formally invited the United Nations to investigate human rights violations during the anti-discrimination student movement. Muhammad Yunus. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Falker Tark has received an official invitation letter from the Chief Adviser in this regard.

Raveena Shamdasani, spokesperson of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said this information in a briefing on Friday (August 30) local time in Geneva, Switzerland.

This spokesperson of the United Nations said that the chief adviser for impartial and independent truth investigation. Falkar Tarq received a formal invitation from Muhammad Yunus. The United Nations has been requested to investigate the incidents from July 1 to August 15. A UN fact-finding team is due to arrive in Bangladesh sometime next week to seek justice, accountability and long-term reforms. They have received pledges from the interim government and security forces to extend full cooperation to the party.

Incidentally, a United Nations technical team visited Bangladesh from 22 to 29 August this month. Apart from the interim government, chief justice, police and armed forces senior officers, they also held meetings with representatives of political parties and leaders of minorities and tribal communities, including lawyers, journalists and people engaged in protecting human rights.

Bangladesh /KH