July protesters shot point blank in some cases: UN

July protesters shot point blank in some cases: UN

State security forces and Awami League men were involved in crimes against humanity during the July uprising as the security forces in some cases shot defenceless protesters from point blank range to kill them, said a United Nations (UN) report said.
"...it would appear that a significant number of the killings by State security forces and Awami League supporters would amount to the crime against humanity of murder, as set forth in Article 7 of the Rome Statute," said the recent fact-finding report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
In some cases, it said security forces shot and killed defenceless protesters from point blank range with the clear intent of killing their victims.
The Office of the OHCHR released its Fact-Finding Report titled "Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh" from its Geneva office on February 12.