High Court, NHRC sided with rights violators under AL govt: Asif Nazrul
The High Court and the
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had acted as a "pro-force for
human rights violations" during the tenure of the fallen Awami League
government, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul said
today (13 September).
Speaking
at a workshop on "Amendment of the National Human Rights Commission Act,
2009", the adviser highlighted the difference in approach between
political governments and the interim government.
The
workshop, organised by the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division and
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), was held at a hotel in Inani,
Ukhia Upazila of Cox's Bazar.
At the event, Asif Nazrul expressed hope for future reforms, saying, "We
are not so pessimistic as to believe that any political party that comes to
power after the election will completely forget the expectations of the July
Uprising and abandon the reform initiatives."
"When
political parties make laws, they consider their own advantages and how to
retain power. The interim government's focus is on how much power can be
transferred from the government to the independent bodies," he said.
We are not so pessimistic as to believe that any political party
that comes to power after the election will completely forget the expectations
of the July Uprising and abandon the reform initiatives
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif
Nazrul
Barrister
Tanim Hossain Shawon, a special consultant to the law ministry, presented the
keynote address, providing a summary of the "Proposed National Human
Rights Commission Act 2025."
The
event featured special remarks from UNDP Bangladesh's Resident Representative
Stefan Liller, Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh Reto Siegfried Renggli, and
Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan.
Other
speakers included UN Human Rights officer Iftikhar Syed Ali. The chairman of
the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, retired Justice Moinul
Islam Chowdhury, gave the closing remarks.