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Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Type: INVESTIGATIVE_REPORT
Document: Not stated
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Published: 12 Feb 2025
Accessed: 7 Aug 2026
Verification: Reviewed

Short excerpt

UN fact-finding report on protest-related human rights violations between July 1 and August 15, 2024, including findings about former-government policy and security-force conduct.

Supported claims

Human-rights context of the July-August 2024 protests
OHCHR fact-finding methodology and mandate
Reported estimate of deaths and injuries
Findings concerning former-government and security-apparatus conduct

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