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World HR Day today

Staff Correspondent
The country observes World Human Rights Day today amidst a wave of concern over deaths in 'crossfire' with law enforcers, and absence of a human rights commission even 33 years into independence.
The government appears unmoved by rights bodies' demands to stop law enforcers from killing people in the name of'crossfire' that
caused death of some 70 people across the country since June this year.
Continued ’crossfire’ deaths have added a new dimension to violation of human rights, the rights organisations pointed out.
On this day in 19*18, the Universal Human Rights Charter was signed in Paris, and its principles and philosophy were later included in various international human rights charters for implementation in many countries.
On die eve of the 56th World Human Rights Day, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan yesterday urged all to work together ’to develop and nurture in future generations a culture of human rights, to promote freedom, security and peace in all nations.’
Expressing grave concern at human rights violation in the country, rights bodies said over 40,000 people fell victim to incidents of rights violation including rape, murder, repression on women and children, abduction, robbery, torture and killings for dowry, and repression on journalists in the last 11 months.
The government is yet to form a national human rights commission, one of the ruling alliance’s electoral pledges, even more than three years into coming to power.
Law Minister Moudud Ahmed recently said the government could not constitute the proposed commission due to non-cooperation of some ministers.
The BNP-led coalition government had formed a cabinet committee headed by the law minister on December 10 in 2001 to prepare a draft bill for a national human rights commission. The bill Is gathering dust
The proposed commission is envisaged to reduce violation of human rights.
President lajuddin Ahmed and Prime Minister Khaleda Zia gave separate messages on the occasion, reaffirming Bangladesh's commitment to upholding human rights.
Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina in a message blamed the government for 'failure' to ensure the rights of the citizens.
Different rights organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to mark the day.