Formulate anti-discrimination law: Experts
Dhaka, Aug 4 (UNB) - Speakers at a workshop here on Saturday demanded formulation of an anti-discrimination law and its subsequent strict enforcement to ensure the human rights of different disadvantaged groups, including the indigenous people.
They placed the demand at the workshop, titled ‘Universal Periodic Review (UPR): Follow-up on the Recommendations on the protection of vulnerable groups’ at Brac Centre Inn in the city.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) organised the workshop in association with UNDP, Cida, Danida and SDC to compile a report to submit at the Geneva Conference to be held in 2013 on Human rights.
The report follows recommendations from people working for the vulnerable groups like sex workers and autistic people.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof Mesbah Kamal of Dhaka University’s History department demanded separate budgetary allocations for the disadvantaged groups as food insecurity seriously affects the lives of indigenous people.
Terming the national census ‘faulty’, he said the exact number of indigenous people and community groups cannot be found in it.
Prof Kamal lauded the ruling party for initiating the war crime trial, saying that the minority people suffer from the politics of war criminals.
In her speech, Executive Director of Ain O Salish Kendra Advocate Sultana Kamal urged the government to disseminate information about its different facilities provided for the disadvantaged groups through mass media for their easy accessibility.
She stressed that the people of all classes should abide by laws to ensure human rights of the critically disadvantaged groups like sex workers.
Sultana Kamal called upon the government to review a law after formulation and proper implementation to free people from the bad impacts of the law.
In response to a question, NHRC Chairman Prof Dr Mizanur Rahman said his commission has taken an initiative to enumerate the indigenous people correctly and will make a map based on their origin.
Inaugurated by Prof Mizanur Rahman, the workshop was also addressed by Honorary Member of NHRC Selina Hossain.
Director General of Department of Social Service Nasima Begum presented the keynote paper on the critically vulnerable groups of the country.
Created by the United Nations in 2006, UPR, a state-riven process, provides opportunities for each state to display the actions taken in order to improve the human rights situation and fulfill the obligations in the respective countries.
They placed the demand at the workshop, titled ‘Universal Periodic Review (UPR): Follow-up on the Recommendations on the protection of vulnerable groups’ at Brac Centre Inn in the city.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) organised the workshop in association with UNDP, Cida, Danida and SDC to compile a report to submit at the Geneva Conference to be held in 2013 on Human rights.
The report follows recommendations from people working for the vulnerable groups like sex workers and autistic people.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof Mesbah Kamal of Dhaka University’s History department demanded separate budgetary allocations for the disadvantaged groups as food insecurity seriously affects the lives of indigenous people.
Terming the national census ‘faulty’, he said the exact number of indigenous people and community groups cannot be found in it.
Prof Kamal lauded the ruling party for initiating the war crime trial, saying that the minority people suffer from the politics of war criminals.
In her speech, Executive Director of Ain O Salish Kendra Advocate Sultana Kamal urged the government to disseminate information about its different facilities provided for the disadvantaged groups through mass media for their easy accessibility.
She stressed that the people of all classes should abide by laws to ensure human rights of the critically disadvantaged groups like sex workers.
Sultana Kamal called upon the government to review a law after formulation and proper implementation to free people from the bad impacts of the law.
In response to a question, NHRC Chairman Prof Dr Mizanur Rahman said his commission has taken an initiative to enumerate the indigenous people correctly and will make a map based on their origin.
Inaugurated by Prof Mizanur Rahman, the workshop was also addressed by Honorary Member of NHRC Selina Hossain.
Director General of Department of Social Service Nasima Begum presented the keynote paper on the critically vulnerable groups of the country.
Created by the United Nations in 2006, UPR, a state-riven process, provides opportunities for each state to display the actions taken in order to improve the human rights situation and fulfill the obligations in the respective countries.
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