UN fact-finding report on July-August uprising rights violations today

The UN Human Rights Office is set to launch the fact-finding report on the human rights violations and abuses during the student-led July-August mass uprising today.

High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is expected to launch the report in Geneva at 9:30 am local time (2:30pm Bangladesh time).

The audio of the news conference will be broadcast live on UN Web TV, said UN the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in a press release issued on February 10.

High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will deliver an inaugural speech at the press conference. Rory Mungoven, chief of the Asia-Pacific Section, Jyotsna Poudyal, human rights officer, and Ravina Shamdasani, chief spokesperson of OHCHR, will also be present there.

The UN fact-finding mission began investigating into human rights violations between July 1 and August 15.

The five-member delegation deployed by the UN Human Rights Office at the invitation of the interim government began conducting an independent and impartial investigation on September 16.

The mission visited various parts of the country and spoke to the individuals, groups and organisations to gather first-hand information concerning the period of July 1 to August 15, 2024 and human rights violations and abuses during that time.

The OHCHR has already shared the report with the interim government.