Rights bodies call on Yunus to address Bangladesh's alarming security situation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : "The Interim Government should review and dismiss such cases lodged both before and after August 2024, regardless of political affiliation, including for members and supporters of the Awami League who have been charged or detained without credible evidence linking them to a crime," the letter added.
41% : The rights bodies called on the Yunus-led interim government to ensure press freedom and protect journalists from arbitrary arrests and detention, regardless of perceived political affiliation, particularly where charges lack credible evidence or violate freedom of expression or other rights.
36% : Several leading international human rights organisations have written to the Bangladesh interim government's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, raising serious concerns over the lack of reform in the country's security sector and worsening human rights situation.

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