UN Peacekeeping Chief Urged to Raise Rights Concerns in Bangladesh Visit
Human Rights Watch and other rights organizations have urged U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix to “publicly voice concerns” about rights abuses by Bangladesh's security forces when he visits the south Asian country later this month. Lacroix is set to visit Bangladesh on June 25-26 at the invitation of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as a state guest. In Dhaka, he will attend a conference organized by the ministry. Bruno Stagno Ugarte, the chief advocacy officer at HRW... Читать дальше...