UN observing Bangladesh situation

The United Nations is observing the Bangladesh situation amid the ongoing violence over the quota reform movement. 

Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the secretary-general, said this in a briefing in New York on Tuesday noon.

He said that the UN was very much aware of the situation, which they were following closely and with concern.

He also urged the Bangladesh government to protect the protesting students demanding quota reforms in the government jobs against any form of threat or violence.

“I think whether it is in Bangladesh or anywhere else in the world, people have a right to demonstrate peacefully, and we call on the Government of Bangladesh to protect the demonstrators against any form of threat or violence, especially those who may be in protesting peacefully who may need extra protection, such as young people or children or people with disabilities,” said Stéphane Djarric.

He also mentioned that it was a fundamental human right to be able to demonstrate peacefully and governments should protect those rights.