UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will present the United Nations human rights fact-finding report on human rights violations and abuses related to the protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh on Wednesday (5 March).
The event will be broadcast live from Geneva on YouTube https://youtube.com/live/szaCueW3WLs at 6pm Dhaka time, said an official at the UN on Tuesday.
The team will discuss with member states and civil society on the findings and recommendations to promote accountability, justice, and human rights reforms in Bangladesh.
The interim government of Bangladesh and civil society representatives from Bangladesh will participate in the event.
UN Resident Coordinator in Dhaka Gwyn Lewis on Sunday informed Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus that Türk will brief the member states about its findings on 5 March during the 55th session of the Human Rights Council.
Dr Yunus stressed documenting all "atrocities" committed during the regime of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
