Human Rights Watch handed over a report on the July Uprising to Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday, saying that officers had told them the ousted Bangladesh dictator, Sheikh ‘Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances and killings.’, said a press release.
A HRW delegation led by Elaine Pearson, Asia Director of the world’s most respected human rights group, called on Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna and praised the interim government for its reform initiatives and the efforts to improve the rights situation in the country.
‘We commend the progress you have made so far,’ the HRW Asia chief said.
Highlighting that establishing rights was the core principle during the July-August revolution, she said Bangladesh’s ‘ordinary people now realise the importance of human rights’ in every sphere of life.
The HRW recommended the disbanding of the Rapid Action Battalion, saying its officers who were responsible for killings and enforced disappearances should be held accountable for their crimes.
‘There needs to be some accountability,’ she said.
Chief adviser Professor Yunus lauded the efforts of the HRW during Sheikh Hasina’s dictatorship, saying its reports during the past 16 years unveiled the widespread crimes committed by the regime.
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