Yesterday afternoon the UN released its landmark report into the extraordinary violence against protestors between 1 July and 15 August 2024. It’s quite something…
Work started on the report on 16 September 2024 by the UN Human Rights Office. Based on findings from over 230 interviews, plus medical case files, photos, videos and other documentary material, the UN team concluded:
The UN Human Rights Office says the International Criminal Court should prosecute for some of the worst violations. Guido asked Tulip Siddiq today if she would provide a statement on the report or her aunt’s regime. Silence…
The former minister has been publicly tweeting on unrelated matters since the report was issued. The Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission’s investigation into Siddiq and her family over graft claims has widened to numerous countries. Downing Street has previously refused to say whether the government would co-operate with attempts to extradite Siddiq to Bangladesh…
In Henry Mance’s piece today for the FT, lunching with Nigel Farage:
“Splendido!” Farage says, when the drinks arrive; I suppose it’s a step to European reconciliation. We clink glasses, and he lights the first of two back-to-back Benson & Hedges. A few minutes later, we’re back downstairs. “Are you drinking? Good.” He orders a glass of Sauvignon blanc for each of us — not a bottle, “because it’s Lent” — followed by a bottle of claret, to have with our meal. They say Farage drinks less than he used to. They say a lot of things.”