Greater than 80 folks, together with at the least 13 police personnel, are mentioned 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 towards the Authorities, demanding an finish to a “quota system” for presidency jobs amid rising unemployment, wherein greater than 200 folks had been reportedly killed.
At the least 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 state of affairs, together with a deliberate mass march on Dhaka on Monday, and the youth wing of the ruling Awami League celebration referred to as up towards the protesters.
“I’m deeply fearful that there will likely 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 appropriate to life, and the liberty of peaceable meeting and expression,” he mentioned 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 likely 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 common discontent, together with via the extreme use of power, and the deliberate unfold of misinformation and incitement to violence, should instantly stop,” Mr. Türk mentioned.
