OHCHR / BANGLADESH FACT FINDING TEAM
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STORY: OHCHR / BANGLADESH FACT FINDING TEAM
TRT: 01:23
SOURCE: OHCHR / UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/NATS
DATELINE: 16 SEPTEMBER 2024, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1. Various shots, Palais Wilson
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“At the invitation of the Interim Government, a fact-finding team from the UN Human Rights Office is conducting an independent and impartial investigation into alleged human rights violations between July 1 and August 15 arising from the recent protests. The team will seek to establish facts, identify responsibilities, analyze root causes and make recommendations for Bangladesh to address past human rights violations and prevent their recurrence. Individuals, groups and organizations are invited to provide first-hand information that is not already in the public domain. The team also plans to conduct interviews with victims, law enforcement officers, medical practitioners and witnesses. It is not a criminal investigation and is independent of any national criminal justice process. The fact-finding process is strictly confidential. The team will not be giving any media interviews during the investigation phase. We appeal for respect for the confidentiality of the process. After its on-site examination and data analysis, we will publish a detailed human rights report containing key findings, recommendations and conclusions.”
3. Wide shot, Palais Wilson
Today (16 Sep) the UN Human Rights Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani made the following comment on UN fact-finding team issues call for submissions.
“At the invitation of the Interim Government, a fact-finding team from the UN Human Rights Office is conducting an independent and impartial investigation into alleged human rights violations between July 1 and August 15 arising from the recent protests," she said.
Shamdasani added, "the team will seek to establish facts, identify responsibilities, analyze root causes and make recommendations for Bangladesh to address past human rights violations and prevent their recurrence. Individuals, groups and organizations are invited to provide first-hand information that is not already in the public domain. The team also plans to conduct interviews with victims, law enforcement officers, medical practitioners and witnesses. It is not a criminal investigation and is independent of any national criminal justice process."
She also said, "the fact-finding process is strictly confidential. The team will not be giving any media interviews during the investigation phase. We appeal for respect for the confidentiality of the process. After its on-site examination and data analysis, we will publish a detailed human rights report containing key findings, recommendations and conclusions.”