The United Nations has called on the government of Bangladesh to protect quota reform protesters against any form of threat or violence.
The UN on Tuesday especially mentioned those who may be protesting peacefully and may need extra protection, such as young people, children or people with disabilities.
"But it is a fundamental human right to be able to demonstrate peacefully, and governments should protect those rights," said Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, in a regular briefing in New York, US.
The quota and its constitutional historyResponding to a question, he said the UN is very much aware of the situation, which it is following closely and with concern.
"I think whether it’s in Bangladesh or anywhere else in the world, people have a right to demonstrate peacefully," said Dujarric.
