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Bangladesh: “Appalling and pervasive culture of impunity” for killings of journalists – UN experts
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Bangladesh: “Appalling and pervasive culture of impunity” for killings of journalists – UN experts

February 11, 2022 FoRB NGO Committee Bureau

GENEVA (11 February 2022) – On the 10th anniversary of the murder of prominent journalists Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, UN human rights experts* have expressed their deep concern at the failure of the Bangladeshi authorities to complete an investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice. “A decade after the killing of the two journalists, there is still no justice as a result of an appalling and pervasive culture of impunity in Bangladesh,” said the experts.

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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 11 February 2022. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.

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