UN for halt to Kamaruzzaman execution

The United Nations (UN) urged Bangladesh to halt the execution of war crimes convict Mohammad Kamaruzzaman while the European Union (EU) has called for commuting the death penalty.
According to bdnews24.com, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ravina Shamdasani at a press briefing in Geneva on Thursday said the trial of Kamaruzzaman in an International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh was "reportedly rife with irregularities and did not meet international fair trial standards."
 The tribunal sentenced Jamaat-e-Islami leader Kamaruzzman to death on May 9, 2013 on two charges, including the killing of 120 men and raping of women in Sohaghpur Village at Sherpur's Nalitabarhi during the Liberation War against Pakistan on Jul 25, 1971.
On the other hand, UNB adds: The European Union called for commuting the capital punishment.
In a statement, Brussels on Thursday said the EU had "consistently called for its universal abolition".
The 28-nation bloc once again called on Bangladeshi authorities to commute all death sentences and introduce a moratorium on executions as a first step towards definitive abolition of capital punishment.