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UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on protests in Bangladesh
The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday estimated that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister.
Crackdown on Bangladesh protesters may be crime against humanity, UN says
The unrest began as student-led protests against quotas in civil service jobs and escalated into a countrywide movement to oust Hasina and her Awami League party following a deadly police crackdown. Thousands more were injured in the worst violence Bangladesh has seen since its war of independence in 1971.
UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on student-led protests in Bangladesh
The U.N. human rights office estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over six weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime
UN estimates up to 1,400 killed in Bangladesh during crackdown on protests last year
The U.N. human rights office estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister.
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