UN rights chief suggests pursuing ICC, universal jurisdiction to bring back offenders

prothomalo
Diplomatic CorrespondentDhaka
Published: 12 Feb 2025

 

Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsReuters file photo

The brutal response to the student-people movement in July and August last year was a calculated and well-coordinated strategy by the former government to hold onto power, said Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights.

While disclosing a fact-finding report on human rights violations and abuses in the July-August uprising on Wednesday, he also noted that these acts were carried out with the knowledge, coordination and direction of the former political leadership and senior security officials.

A five-member delegation led by the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds a meeting

daily observer
Observer Online Report
Published : Tuesday, 29 October, 2024

 

A five-member delegation led by the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds a meeting with Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury and his team at the latter's office in Dhaka on Tuesday (October 29). 

Rohingyas are coming to Bangladesh everyday, and their numbers are rising. "How long we will feed and shelter them," asked Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday (October 29).