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UN Rights Chief Urges Bangladesh To 'Protect' Democracy After Revolution

UN rights chief Volker Türk (C) looks at graffiti on the walls of Bangladesh's Dhaka University marking the uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina (Credit: AFP)

UN rights chief Volker Turk on Tuesday urged students at Bangladesh's Dhaka University, the heart of the uprising that toppled autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina, to "protect" democracy to end cycles of revenge.

"Democracy is one of the most powerful ideas ever dreamed up by humanity... but it is also fragile -- something that we must nurture and protect -- particularly in its earliest stages," Turk said in an address.

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