Greater than 80 individuals, together with a minimum of 13 police personnel, are stated to have been killed in clashes between safety forces and protesters, in keeping with media studies. 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 massive protests in July by college students in opposition to the Authorities, demanding an finish to a “quota system” for presidency jobs amid rising unemployment, wherein greater than 200 individuals have been reportedly killed.
No less than 32 children were among those killed final month.
March on capital deliberate Monday
Volker Türk, UN Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights, voiced deep concern over the scenario, together with a deliberate mass march on Dhaka on Monday, and the youth wing of the ruling Awami League celebration referred to as up in opposition to the protesters.
“I’m deeply apprehensive that there will probably 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 proper to life, and the liberty of peaceable meeting and expression,” he stated in a statement.
He underscored the significance of accountability for human rights violations, together with for these with superior and command duty.
“The worldwide group should make it clear that at this pivotal time, there will probably be no impunity.”
Stop suppression of discontent
Excessive Commissioner Türk additionally referred to as on the Authorities to stop focusing on these taking part peacefully within the protest motion, in addition to instantly launch these arbitrarily detained.
Alongside, full Web entry should be restored and situations created for significant dialogue.
“The persevering with effort to suppress standard discontent, together with by means of the extreme use of pressure, and the deliberate unfold of misinformation and incitement to violence, should instantly stop,” Mr. Türk stated.
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