Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said the interim government is committed to an impartial and credible investigation into the July-August massacre in Bangladesh and proper judicial processes for redress, report agencies.
Asif Nazrul made the remarks while addressing a session titled 'OHCHR Fact-Finding Report on Human Rights Violations and Abuses Related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh: Charting the Path Forward' as a panelist at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on Wednesday.
The event was organised by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) as part of the ongoing 58th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk also participated in the event and made a presentation on the OHCHR Fact-Finding Report released on February 12.
In his panel remarks, the law adviser appreciated High Commissioner Turk for commissioning the mandate of the OHCHR Fact Finding Team by undertaking a comprehensive, independent investigation of the July and August mass uprising.
He also said the findings of the report and the evidence collected and analysed for the purpose of the report would be pivotal for the ongoing accountability and judicial processes in Bangladesh to ensure justice.
Asif Nazrul also shared the interim government's various reform initiatives.
High Commissioner Turk, in his presentation, stated that former government officials, members of the security and intelligence apparatus and violent elements associated with the former ruling party had committed serious, organized and systemic human rights violations in July-August 2024.
He mentioned that OHCHR has reasonable grounds to believe that certain crimes committed in July-August constituted crimes against humanity.
He assured Bangladesh of OHCHR's continued cooperation and support in ensuring accountability, truth telling and national healing through its enhanced presence in Bangladesh.
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