Nobel Peace Prize is symbol of justice, not silence: Calls grow for action against Yunus

Ottawa, Dec 22: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, currently serving as the Chief Advisor of the Bangladesh interim government, remains silent instead of standing for justice while the South Asian nation continues to grapple with violence and human rights abuses, several human rights bodies said in a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. In the letter, issued by the human rights representatives, which was shared by Canada-based think tank organisation ‘Global Centre for Democratic Governance (GCDG) in its social media platform X, they expressed grave concern over Yunus failing to publicly exercise moral leadership commensurate with the severi…