A UN report details human rights abuses that occurred during Bangladesh's 2024 anti-discrimination protests, affecting Hindu, Ahmadiyya Muslim, and indigenous communities. It estimates 1,400 deaths and significant destruction of homes, businesses, and places of worship. Hundreds of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, and torture were reported. Former PM Sheikh Hasina and security forces are implicated.
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