UN team will visit Dhaka soon to discuss modalities for investigation of human rights violations
The team will also discuss areas of support and the modalities for an investigation of human rights violations in the context of the recent violence and unrest
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is committed to supporting the interim government and people of Bangladesh in a successful transition that strengthens the protection of human rights, says a spokesperson.
A team will visit Dhaka soon to discuss areas of support and the modalities for an investigation of human rights violations in the context of the recent violence and unrest, said the Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq at a regular briefing in New York yesterday (16 August).
Volker Türk, and the country's interim government's Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus discussed a "comprehensive range" of support that the UN Human Rights Office could provide to the interim government and the transition, including on accountability issues.
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