UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk to visit Bangladesh

GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is due to visit Bangladesh from 29 to 30 October 2024, where he will hold a number of meetings with senior officials and civil society representatives, among others.

During his visit, the High Commissioner is due to meet with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, a number of advisers for different ministries, the Chief Justice, the army chief and the heads of several reform commissions. 

Türk will also make an address at the University of Dhaka, where he will meet with students involved in the recent protest movement.

He will hold meetings with UN agencies and members of diplomatic missions in Bangladesh.

The High Commissioner will hold a news conference in Dhaka at the end of his mission on Wednesday 30 October at 17:30. Access to the news conference will be strictly limited to accredited media. 

Further details about the news conference will be issued locally.