Awami League Protests Highlight Human Rights Violations in Bangladesh Under Yunus

Members of the Awami League staged a protest at Geneva's iconic Broken Chair during the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, spotlighting alleged human rights abuses in Bangladesh under the interim government of Muhammad Yunus. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the demonstrators over the phone, adding weight to the accusations.

Protestors accused Yunus's government of orchestrating killings, rapes, enforced disappearances, arson, and filing false charges. They brandished banners demanding Yunus's resignation and the revocation of his Nobel Peace Prize, chanting slogans such as 'Terrorist Terrorist, Yunus' and 'Step Down Yunus.'

The demonstration coincided with a seminar at the UN council regarding deteriorating human rights in Bangladesh, where Dr Nuran Nabi criticized the interim administration for failing economic conditions and increasing violence. A call for international action to protect human rights defenders in Bangladesh and Pakistan was made, as Bangladesh's upcoming elections in February loom large.