Amnesty concerned about Yunus government’s arbitrary arrests in a year

Staff Correspondent

Amnesty International said in a statement that the actions of Dr. Yunus’s interim government were not consistent with the July Declaration. It also expressed concern about arbitrary arrests under the interim government.

The company released this statement on Tuesday.

It says that on August 5, at the South Plaza of the National Parliament Building, Chief Advisor Dr. Yunus read out the July Declaration on the anniversary of his government. There, he said, ‘The people staged an uprising to ensure the rule of law, fair elections, and economic and social justice.’

However, according to Amnesty, the interim government’s actions over the past year have not been consistent with this aspiration.

The July Declaration stated that the people wanted justice for the oppression, violence and looting of state property. According to Amnesty, the Yunus government has not achieved that desired goal in one year. There has been little progress in prosecuting members of various forces involved in human rights violations and those involved in the violence.

The statement said that Amnesty International called for the submission of information on the injured and killed in July to the International Court of Justice so that international justice can be initiated against those involved in the violence. Amnesty also called for the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in Bangladesh and an end to extrajudicial executions.