The UN agency on drugs says it’s ‘closely’ monitoring the ant-narcotics drive launched by Bangladesh security forces.
A spokesperson of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a statement that they were closely following the developments in the crackdown on drugs.
It also urged member states to adhere to their commitments "to promote balanced, human rights-based approaches to drug control".
The UN body’s statement from Vienna comes in response to media and civil society enquiries regarding reports from Bangladesh on anti-drug operations that have allegedly resulted in dozens of deaths.
"UNODC urges all Member States to adhere to their commitments to promote balanced, human rights-based approaches to drug control, in line with the three international drug control conventions and the outcome document of the United Nations General Assembly special session on the world drug problem.
"We stand ready to engage with all countries to help bring criminals to justice with the appropriate legal safeguards, in line with international standards and norms, and to promote evidence-based prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration, " reads the statement.