Bangladesh’s Interim Government Faces Backlash Over Anti-Democratic Measures Against Awami League Supporters
New York, U.S. – In a troubling turn of events, Bangladesh’s interim government has come under fire for enacting measures that threaten basic freedoms, according to Human Rights Watch. The administration, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, appears to be straying from its commitment to reform the criminal justice system and ensure accountability for grave human rights abuses, opting instead to restrict the rights of supporters of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party. On May 12, the interim government imposed what it termed a “temporary” ban on the Awami … Read more