The U.N. human rights office has released a report estimating that up to 1,400 people were killed in Bangladesh over a three-week period last summer during a crackdown on student-led protests against the former prime minister. The report suggests that security and intelligence services were involved in rights violations that could potentially amount to crimes against humanity, warranting further investigation.
According to the report, between July 15 and Aug. 5, as many as 1,400 individuals may have lost their lives in the protests, with thousands more sustaining injuries. The majority of casualties were attributed to being shot by Bangladesh's security forces. Additionally, over 11,700 people were detained, with around 12 to 13% of those killed being children.
