The United Nations has expressed strong objection to the death sentence awarded to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. This is the first major international statement, which has raised questions on this visualization of Dhaka. Hasina is currently living in exile in India, and the Bangladesh magistrate pronounced this sentence in her absence.
Responding on behalf of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric unmistakably said on Monday that the organization does not support the death penalty under any circumstances. Speaking to the press, he said, “We are versus the death penalty in all circumstances”—a straightforward, no-nonsense statement.
What was said to Geneva?
The office of High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk moreover expressed its views on this decision. In a statement issued from Geneva, his spokesperson Raveena Shamdasani said that this visualization could be an important milestone for those who had to squatter violence while stopping the demonstrations last year.
But he moreover widow that the UN had not monitored the trial. In such cases—especially when the accused is not present in magistrate and the sentence is death—international standards of pearly trial must be fully observed. He indicated that questions still remained as to how pearly the process was.
What is ICT and why is its history associated with controversies?
The name of the magistrate that gave this visualization is 'International Crimes Tribunal.' The name is such that it seems as if it is a global court, whereas it is completely a domestic magistrate of Bangladesh. It was created several decades ago to try war crimes single-minded in 1971.
After the fall of Sheikh Hasina, the throne of the interim government, Mohammad Yunus, reactivated this old tribunal. It is so-called that in the new political situation it was used versus Hasina and her associates. This specimen was related to the same incidents when there was huge violence while executive the student movement last year and Hasina had to leave the country and flee to India.
How has the environment reverted in Bangladesh?
Tension could be unmistakably felt in Dhaka without the decision. There is an intense phase of protests, restlessness, and political statements going on in many places. Foreign diplomats are moreover constantly monitoring the situation. The question is not only well-nigh the court's decision, but moreover well-nigh what direction it will take the politics of Bangladesh further.
