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HR Situation

Govt report focuses mainly on two years of CG

Says Human Rights Forum on UPR Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent
Human Rights Forum on UPR Bangladesh, a coalition of 17 human rights, women and development organisations, yesterday pointed out 25 issues which were not expressly addressed in the government report relating to the Universal Periodic Renew.
It said the report focuses mainly on the two years of the caretaker government and on formal laws and policies, rather than actual impacts, or on proposed measures to protect and promote human rights on the ground.
The forum leaders placed the issues at a press conferencein the city.
The issues include trial of war crimes, right to life, liberty and security, right to freedom of expression, right to shelter, right to equality and nondiscrimination. religious minorities or indigenous people, institutional reforms and protection of human rights and international human rights standards.
The leaders said, "We want to see what practical action the government intends to
take in regard to the proposed issues on specific form instead of generic form to accelerate the implementation process."
The representatives of the forum would take part in the UPR Bangladesh hearing session which is scheduled to be held on February 3 in the UN Human Rights Council office to observe the govern-
ment pledges to the council, they added.
Ain O Shalish Kendra (ASK) Executive Director advocate Sultana Kamal said, "The forum has already placed an alternative report relating to die UPR report to the UNHRC in order to represent the actual human rights condition in the country and its recommenda-
tions to overcome the situation.”
“We expect that the government would pledge to move the proposed issue within a specific or reasonable time frame for quick implementation of their pledges at the respective issues," she added.
Welcoming the consultation held by the government with civil society relating to the UPR. ASK chief also expected that the government would carry its consultations with the public or stakeholders before taking any major decision to sustain peoples’ ownership in the country.
TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said, "We work as complementary organisations to smooth the government move on the issues."
Coordinator of the forum Sayeed Ahmed presented a keynote paper in the programme, while Chief Executive of Nagorik Uddyog Zakir Hossain and Executive Director of Steps Towards Development Ranjan Karmaker also took part.