UN to address reports of human rights violations in Bangladesh

Ansar Ahmed Ullah
Contributing Editor,Shottobani

Press Release: The 60th session of the UN Human Rights Commission to be held in Geneva may take an important decision on the recent human rights violations in Bangladesh.

According to information from the Human Rights Commission, during the 60th regular session to be held from September 8 to October 3, a large number of human rights organisations with consultative status with the United Nations have submitted reports on the violations of fundamental rights, freedom of speech, freedom of the press and journalistic persecution, minority persecution, and the Gopalganj massacre during the interim government of Professor Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh, and those reports have been registered as agenda items in the general debate during the upcoming session.

According to information, the Geneva-based human rights organization “Tumuku Development and Cultural Union ( ECOSOC ) has registered the agenda item-3 of the 60th session of the UN General Assembly on August 4th under the “Bangladesh’s Attack on Press to Stifle Freedom of Expression.” Debate General. On the same day, the report on Bangladesh titled “Genocide in Gopalgonj, Bangladesh” was included in the agenda item-4 of the general debate.

On the other hand, the African human rights organisation “Zero Pauvre Afrique ( ECOSOC )” has included a special report titled “Urgent Appeal on Political Violence, Heritage Destruction and Human Rights Violations in Bangladesh” on August 11th. The report has been registered as the agenda item-3 of the 3rd session of the UN General Assembly. On the same date (August 11th), the Geneva-based important human rights organisation “Interfaith International ( UN consultative Status ) published a long report titled “Intolerance and Violence Against Religions Minorities in Bangladesh” under the agenda item-9 of the session.

Rahman Mamun, a human rights activist working at the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, said, citing sources, that this is the first time in his long career that the alarming situation of human rights violations in Bangladesh and such a large number of international human rights reports have been registered in the main session. Such a large number of reports have never been registered before.

According to his reliable sources, he said that during the 60th Human Rights Session and at the same time during the 80th General Session to be held at the UN Headquarters in New York in September, international human rights organizations have had the opportunity to raise questions loudly about the human rights situation in Bangladesh in multiple side events, debates general and interactive dialogues.

Rahman Mamun, a human rights activist, said, “Although human rights organisations in the international community have been silent over the past year, appreciating the international respect and dignity of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, the head of the interim government, in the coming days he and his government have faced numerous killings, violence, women abuse, Extrajudicial killings, mob violence in court can be questioned and disrespected for crimes like.

According to various sources, during the Human Rights Session in Geneva in September and the UN General Assembly session in New York, focusing on Dr. Yunus’ visit, numerous Bengali socio-cultural organisations in Favor of the 1971 independence and liberation war are taking initiatives to organize human chains, protest rallies, and poster exhibitions against the Yunus government in protest of political oppression, communal torture, mob killings, extrajudicial killings, and horrific crimes against humanity.