No leader is above the law

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : " The UN report concluded that the violence against protesters in Bangladesh "was carried out in a coordinated manner by security and intelligence services."
51% : The Bangladeshi court's judgment is anchored in extensive evidence from the UN and international human rights organizations.
46% : The gravity of the charges -- grounded in UN findings that suggest the violence, and Hasina's role in it, may amount to crimes against humanity -- adds an international dimension that could influence future decisions.
45% : In a report published in February 2025, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights estimated that up to 1,400 people were killed during the three weeks of unrest.
40% : Testimonies collected by UN investigators describe parents spending days searching hospitals and police stations for their children, often being told that records were missing.
38% : UN data suggests that up to 180 children were killed in the security crackdown.
38% : The UN reported that hospital staff were pressured by security forces to alter or remove death records.
37% : The court's judgment against the former prime minister is anchored in extensive evidence from the UN and international human rights organizations A domestic war crimes court in Bangladesh has sentenced the country's former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to death in absentia for crimes against humanity.

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