GENEVA – As the people of Bangladesh go to the polls on February 12, the interim Government must deliver a genuinely free, fair, safe and inclusive election and referendum grounded in respect for human rights of all citizens, UN experts* said today. “There can be no free and fair election or meaningful political discourse without an equal right to freedom of opinion and expression, access to information and media freedom,” the experts said. “We have followed with great concern the growing intolerance, threats and attacks on journalists, human rights defenders…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 11 February 2026. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
