GENEVA (29 March 2013) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts today called on all parties in Bangladesh “to cease violence immediately and return to peaceful demonstrations,” after worrying levels of violence have been reported following large-scale protests across the country since 5 February 2013. The protests have largely occurred in the context of the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal’s trials and verdicts. The Tribunal was established by the Bangladeshi Government in 2010 as a domestic court to try and punish persons accused of committing atrocities, including genocide…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 29 March 2013. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
