Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The United Nations (UN) report on Bangladesh's July uprising has revealed that over 1,400 individuals were killed, with thousands more injured, many as a result of gunfire from security forces between 1 July and 15 August.

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) further indicated that 12-13 percent of the victims were children. Reports suggest that security forces targeted children, subjecting them to excessive force, arbitrary arrest, inhumane detention conditions, and other forms of mistreatment.

Thousands more suffered severe, often life-altering injuries. According to data provided to the OHCHR by the police and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), more than 11,700 individuals were arrested and de...