Bangladesh, UN

U.N. Calls Bangladesh Protest Crackdown a Possible Crime Against Humanity
As many as 1,400 people were killed in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s violent response to a student-led revolt, according to a U.N. inquiry.
UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on protests in Bangladesh
The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday estimated that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister.
Crackdown on Bangladesh protesters may be crime against humanity, UN says
The unrest began as student-led protests against quotas in civil service jobs and escalated into a countrywide movement to oust Hasina and her Awami League party following a deadly police crackdown. Thousands more were injured in the worst violence Bangladesh has seen since its war of independence in 1971.
UN Reports Allegations of Crimes Against Humanity During Bangladesh Crackdown
The UN human rights office estimates around 1,400 deaths in Bangladesh due to government crackdowns on student-led protests. The Geneva-based office suggests these actions might constitute crimes against humanity.
UN: Bangladesh crackdown on anti-government protests may constitute crimes against humanity
The United Nations (UN) released a report on Wednesday detailing severe human rights violations committed by the former government of Bangladesh, led by Sheikh Hasina, during a crackdown on
Bangladesh arrests 1,300 in crackdown on Hasina loyalists
Authorities say ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ began after gangs linked to the fallen government attacked a group of students.
UN says former Bangladesh gov’t likely behind ‘crimes vs. humanity’
Bangladesh’s former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it strived to hold onto power last year, the UN said
UN: Up to 1,400 killed in Bangladesh protests crackdown
The UN human rights chief says officials from former PM Sheikh Hasina's government and security services committed serious human rights violations. He said crimes against humanity may have been carried out.
Bangladesh: UN says Sheikh Hasina's crackdown may be crime against humanity
UN human rights investigators accuse the deposed government of Sheikh Hasina of a brutal response that they warn could amount to "crimes against humanity". They found "an official policy to attack and violently repress anti-government protesters and sympathisers",
Bangladesh arrests 1,300 in ex-regime loyalist crackdown
DHAKA - Bangladeshi police said on Feb 10 more than 1,300 people have been arrested in a sweeping crackdown dubbed “Operation ...
Bangladesh's protest crackdown may be crime against humanity, says UN
As many as 1,400 people were killed, mostly by the country's security services, in demonstrations last summer against the now ...
UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on student-led protests in Bangladesh
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday estimated that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh ...
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Bangladesh arrests 1,300 in crackdown on pro-Hasina protests
Bangladesh police officials have arrested more than a thousand people after the government launched a crackdown on supporters backing ex-leader Sheikh Hasina. https ...