UN Human Rights Report Dictated by Yunus

Opinion

The All-European Awami League has strongly condemned a recent report by the UN Human Rights Commission on alleged human rights violations in Bangladesh. They claim the report, produced at the invitation of the Yunus government, is biased and fails to present a balanced perspective.

According to the report, political leaders and senior security officials allegedly coordinated and directed human rights violations during July and August. It also accuses the former government, in collaboration with security and intelligence agencies linked to the Awami League, of severe human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances.

The All-European Awami League rejects these claims, stating that when a democratically elected government faces orchestrated conspiracies to overthrow it, it is obligated to counteract these plots.

The UN report highlights the deaths of 44 police officers during the specified period, which the Awami League cites as evidence of premeditated violence. Referring to past remarks by activists and leaders, they allege that arson, police killings, and other acts of violence were part of a meticulously designed plan.

The group also recalls events such as an address by Dr. Muhammad Yunus during the Clinton Global Initiative in September, where he allegedly acknowledged that the uprisings were strategically orchestrated.

The Awami League further criticized the UN for ignoring numerous violent incidents, including attacks on law enforcement, destruction of property, and violence against religious and ethnic minorities. They note that hundreds of police stations were attacked, and thousands of cultural and historical monuments were vandalized.

Religious minorities were among the hardest hit, with over 2,000 documented attacks on Hindu communities and properties across 45 districts. Similar violence targeted the Ahmadiyya community and indigenous groups, leading to deaths, displacement, and significant property loss.

The organization has called on the UN to withdraw what they term a “one-sided” report, asserting that it undermines the credibility of the international institution.

Nazrul Islam
President, All-European Awami League
Human rights activist, writer, and journalist
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