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UN Rights Chief Urges Investigation After Student Leader’s Killing
12/20/2025
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- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern on December 19, 2024, over the killing of student protest leader Sharif Osman Hadi in Dhaka.
- Hadi died on December 18 after being flown to Singapore for treatment.
- Türk urged a swift, impartial investigation and calm among protesters, noting elections due in February 2026.
