Greater than 80 individuals, together with a minimum of 13 police personnel, are mentioned to have been killed in clashes between safety forces and protesters, in accordance with 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, by which greater than 200 individuals had been reportedly killed.
At the very least 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 scenario, together with a deliberate mass march on Dhaka on Monday, and the youth wing of the ruling Awami League social gathering referred to as up in opposition to the protesters.
“I’m deeply nervous that there might be additional lack of life and wider destruction. I enchantment urgently to the political management and to the safety forces to abide by their obligations to guard the precise to life, and the liberty of peaceable meeting and expression,” he mentioned in a assertion.
He underscored the significance of accountability for human rights violations, together with for these with superior and command accountability.
“The worldwide neighborhood should make it clear that at this pivotal time, there might be no impunity.”
Stop suppression of discontent
Excessive Commissioner Türk additionally referred to as on the Authorities to stop concentrating 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 circumstances 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 mentioned.
