UN to Send Fact-Finding Mission to Bangladesh

On 30th August, 2024, the United Nations Human Rights Office announced it will send a fact-finding mission to Bangladesh to investigate human rights violations following recent deadly violence in the country.

The mission was requested by Bangladesh's interim government to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the unrest.
Last month’s anti-government protests, initially led by students against public sector job quotas, escalated into the deadliest violence since Bangladesh’s independence in 1971.
The violence resulted in over 1,000 deaths and forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India on August 5.
An interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, took over and helped calm the situation while security forces cracked down on ongoing protests.
The UN's fact-finding team will report on the violations and abuses during the protests, analyze root causes, and make recommendations for justice, accountability, and long-term reforms.
The decision follows a visit by a UN team from August 22-29, during which they met with various stakeholders, including members of the interim government.