City Desk:
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said the interim government is committed to an impartial and credible investigation into the July-August massacre in Bangladesh and due judicial processes for redress.
“The OHCHR Fact Finding Team report and the evidence collected and analysed for the report would be pivotal for the ongoing accountability and judicial processes in Bangladesh to ensure justice,” he said while addressing a session titled ‘OHCHR Fact-Finding Report on Human Rights Violations and Abuses Related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh: Charting the Path Forward’ as a panelist at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on March 5, an official release received here on Thursday.
The event was organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) as a part of the ongoing 58th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk also participated in the event and made a presentation on the OHCHR Fact-Finding Report released on February 12.
In his panel remarks, the law adviser appreciated High Commissioner Turk for commissioning the mandate of the OHCHR Fact Finding Team by undertaking a comprehensive, independent investigation of the July-August mass uprising. He also shared the interim government’s various reform initiatives.
High Commissioner Turk, in his presentation, stated that former government officials, members of the security and intelligence apparatus and violent elements associated with the former ruling party had committed serious, organized and systemic human rights violations in July-August 2024.
