U.S. will continue to monitor situation in Bangladesh, says White House
The Hindu
White House monitors human rights situation in Bangladesh, as Hindu-Americans protest alleged violations, urging US intervention.
The United States will continue to monitor the situation in Bangladesh, the White House said, emphasising that President Joe Biden is "consistent in speaking loud and clear" on human rights issues.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was responding to questions regarding calls from Hindu-American groups and Indian-American lawmakers seeking the US government's intervention in protecting the lives and properties of the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government.
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"We are certainly going to continue monitoring the situation. I don't have anything else to add beyond that. But, when it comes to any type of human rights issues, the president (Joe Biden) has been very consistent in speaking loud and clear in public and also privately and he'll continue to do that,” Jean-Pierre told reporters at her daily news conference on Monday (August 12, 2024).
Over the past few days, hundreds of Hindu-Americans in various US cities have been holding peaceful protest rallies against the alleged human rights violations of the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh. Addressing a protest march in Atlanta on Sunday, Congressman Shawn Still appealed to the US State Department to ensure the safety and well-being of minorities in Bangladesh.
Local Atlanta representative Sheikh Rahman also endorsed the sentiments of the Hindu community and said he would do everything in his power by way of aggressive outreach to the Bangladesh regime to curb the violence and bring the violators to justice, a media release said.
The demonstrators displayed large banners and placards, waved American and Indian flags and chanted slogans, such as "Hindu Lives Matter", "We Want Justice", "United Nations, Wake Up" and "Jago Jago, Hindu Jago".
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