Amnesty International has called on Bangladesh to launch an investigation into the killing of leading Rohingya activist Mohib Ullah.
"His killing sends a chilling effect across the entire community," Saad Hammadi, Amnesty International’s South Asia Campaigner wrote in a statement.
"The onus is now on the Bangladeshi authorities to expedite an investigation into his murder and bring all those suspected of criminal responsibility to justice in fair trials."
Amnesty International also called on the Bangladeshi authorities and the UN Refugee Agency "to work together to ensure the protection of people in the camps, including refugees, civil society activists and humanitarian workers from both the Rohingya and host community, many of whom have shared concerns about their safety".
Violence in the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazaar has been a growing problem. Armed groups operating drug cartels have killed people and held hostages there, said Amnesty's Saad Hammadi
"The authorities must take immediate action to prevent further bloodshed.”
Mohib Ullah, 46, who led the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights, was shot dead at his office in the Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar around 8:30pm on Wednesday.
He had represented the Rohingya community at the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2019.
