Greater than 80 folks, together with not less than 13 police personnel, are stated to have been killed in clashes between safety forces and protesters, in response to media reviews. Authorities have imposed a curfew and restricted web entry.
A police station in Sirajganj district, about 100 kilometres (62.5 miles) northwest of the capital, Dhaka, was additionally attacked.
The renewed violence follows large protests in July by college students in opposition to the Authorities, demanding an finish to a “quota system” for presidency jobs amid rising unemployment, during which greater than 200 folks had been reportedly killed.
Not less than 32 kids had been amongst these killed final month.
March on capital deliberate Monday
Volker Türk, UN Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights, voiced deep concern over the state of affairs, together with a deliberate mass march on Dhaka on Monday, and the youth wing of the ruling Awami League social gathering known as up in opposition to the protesters.
“I’m deeply apprehensive that there can be additional lack of life and wider destruction. I attraction urgently to the political management and to the safety forces to abide by their obligations to guard the appropriate to life, and the liberty of peaceable meeting and expression,” he stated in a assertion.
He underscored the significance of accountability for human rights violations, together with for these with superior and command accountability.
“The worldwide group should make it clear that at this pivotal time, there can be no impunity.”
Stop suppression of discontent
Excessive Commissioner Türk additionally known as on the Authorities to stop focusing on these collaborating peacefully within the protest motion, in addition to instantly launch these arbitrarily detained.
Alongside, full Web entry have to be restored and situations created for significant dialogue.
“The persevering with effort to suppress common discontent, together with via the extreme use of pressure, and the deliberate unfold of misinformation and incitement to violence, should instantly stop,” Mr. Türk stated.
