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Editorial
‘Fortnightly’
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BHRC Human Rights
Report on July 2016
Total
238 persons killed in July, 2016
Human Rights
Report:
The documentation section of Bangladesh Human Rights
Commission (BHRC) furnished this human rights survey
report on the basis of daily newspapers and
information received from its district, sub-district
and municipal branches. As per survey it appears
that 238 peoples were killed in July, 2016 in all
over the country. It proves that the law and order
situation is not satisfactory. Bangladesh Human
Rights Commissions extremely anxious about this
situation. In the month of July, 2016 average 7.6
people were killed in each day.
The Law enforcing agencies and related Govt.
departments should be more responsible so that
percentage of killing July be brought down to zero
level. To institutionalize the democracy and to
build human rights based society the rule of law and
order must be established everywhere. Through
enforcing rule of law only such violation against
human rights can be minimized.
It appears from documentation division of BHRC:
Total 238 people's killed in July 2016
Political killing 09, Killing for dowry11, killing
by family violence28, Killed due to social
discrepancy 45, Killed by Law enforcing authority
19, Killed due to do doctor negligence 5,
Assassination 7, Mysterious death 79, Killed due to
BSF 5, Women & Chilled killed due to rape 2, Kill
due to abduction 5
Killed by several accidents:
Killed by road accident 168, Suicide 23
Besides victims of torture:
Rape 40, Torture for Dowry 13, Sexual Harassment 11
Modern check-post opens at India border
Human Rights Report:
The newly-constructed modern integrated check
post (ICP) at Benapole-Petrapole point of
India-Bangladesh border started its formal journey
on Thursday in a bid to facilitate increased trade
and commerce between the two next-door neighbouring
countries.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian
counterpart Narendra Modi jointly opened the ICP
infrastructures this afternoon through
videoconferencing from Dhaka and New Delhi
respectively. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee also joined the inauguration function, BSS
reports.
Sheikh Hasina joined the videoconferencing from her
official Ganobhaban residence in the city, while
Narendra Modi joined it from his New Delhi office.
Besides, Mamata Banerjee joined the
videoconferencing from her Kolkata office.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, Shipping Minister
Shajahan Khan, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, PM's
Foreign Affairs Advisor Dr Gowher Rizvi, PM's
Principal Secretary Md Abul Kalam Azad and Indian
High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla were
present at Ganobhaban, while Indian External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj was present at the Prime
Minister's Office in New Delhi.
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina termed the event as another special and
memorable day for Bangladesh and India, and said it
would open up a new horizon in bilateral cooperation
in the region.
The day is also very significant in terms of mutual
exchange between Bangladesh and India, she noted.
Terming inter-country trade as the main driving
force for domestic economy, the premier said
Bangladesh-India bilateral relations are very
important for such transnational trade.
Four beauty
wonders of curry leaves
Human Rights Report:
Human Rights Report:
Curry leaves are one of the most important elements
that most of the Indian houses use in their culinary
items. Not only in terms of health, but this wonder
leaves can do magic to your hair as well. Packed
with carbohydrates, fiber, calcium, phosphorous,
irons and vitamins like vitamin C, vitamin A,
vitamin B, vitamin E, curry leaves help your heart
function better, fights infections and can also help
in reduction of premature greying of hair.
Here are four wonders about curry leaves that you
probably didn't know.
1. Skin infections: Skin infections are a big hurdle
in monsoon. Rich in antioxidants, curry leaves can
be used as a home remedy to treat common fungal
infections of the nail or any body part that are
often difficult to treat. Make a paste with lukewarm
water and curry leaves and apply on the affected
area.
2. Dandruff: Heat two tablespoon of coconut oil (the
quantity can vary depending on the length of your
hair) with 5 curry leaves. Once the
There was a shivering in the mixture cools, apply it
to the roots of your hair and leave it overnight.
Wash it off with a mild shampoo and say bye bye to
dandruff.
3. Flawless Skin: Add a pinch of turmeric to your
curry leaves paste and apply the pack to your face.
The face pack will reduce dark spots and acne. 4.
Wrinkles: Drink a glass of water with curry leaves
soaked in it in the morning. The antioxidant
properties in the leaves reduces fine lines and
wrinkles and helps in premature ageing of the skin.
Rallying to
Hillary
Alamgir Khan
Hillary camp as long as Bernie
Sanders stayed in the race seeking namination for US
presidential election. It is because it was Sanders
who represented a larger distance between him and
Donald Trump, the presumtive Republican nominee.
The distance between Trump and Hillary is in their
individual characteristics that make them fit or
unfit as president of the United States. And Trump
has been declared unfit by many in America, despite
his unusual popularity. Yet, Hillary could not
create an image of herself that is strikingly
different than that of Trump with regards to state
policy. Trump rather tapped into the mass
dissatisfaction against the establishment whereas
Hillary was the embodiment of that establsihment
having been in the position of First Lady and then
the Secretary of State. On the other hand, Bernie's
call for 'Feel the Bern' strongly touched the hearts
of the American youth and the people of the lower
depths.
Bernie's insistence on staying in the race for
Democratic presidential nomination scared many with
the prospect that his good intentions may pave the
road to hell for America by helping Trump win the
coming elections. Though Bernie always insisted that
despite many differences between him and Hillary,
they were agreed at one thing that a person like
Trump must not be president of the USA. At last
putting an end to all speculations, Bernie declared
"I'll vote for Hillary," after a meeting with Barack
Obama and promised he would do everything he could
to defeat Trump.
Then at a recent campaign in New Hampshire, he
announced, "This campaign is about the needs of the
American people and addressing the very serious
crises that we face. And there is no doubt in my
mind that, as we head into November, Hillary Clinton
is far and away the best candidate to do that." He
said, "It is no secret that Hillary Clinton and I
disagree on a number of issues. That's what this
campaign has been about. That's what democracy is
about." In a tone of pride he said, "But I am happy
to tell you that… we produced, by far, the most
progressive platform in the history of the
Democratic Party."
Though Sanders has joined his force with the Hillary
camp and thus will inspire his supporters to vote
for her, the difference between him and Hillary is
big. This was obvious even in Obama's formal message
of his endorsement of Hillary as the Democratic
presidential candidate on 9 July.
UNICEF concerns on violence against children
Human Rights
Report:
Bangladesh expressed grave concerns on the
recent incident of a 10-year-old child being
subjected to violence and killed in a heinous way at
his work place in Narayangonj district.
The UN body termed it a serious violation of child
rights.
In a press release, UNICEF restates its apprehension
of children being used as easy targets of violence
and is concerned that child labor is still
widespread both in the formal and informal sectors.
It appeals to the Government of Bangladesh (GoB),
including the Supreme Court to take speedy legal
action against these violent incidents and bring the
perpetrators to justice.
The organization also requests the government to
revisit the concluding observations of the United
Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Committee and commit actions to end violence against
children, child marriage and child labor.
"UNICEF also strongly urges the government to set up
and strengthen child protection systems and child
rights monitoring mechanisms by activating Child
Welfare Boards at national and local level as
stipulated in the Children Act 2013", the release
said.
Monitoring formal and informal industries needs to
be strengthened by labor inspectors as per the labor
law. Reviewing the labor law to define light forms
of work and include domestic child labor in the list
of hazardous labor is crucial.
UNICEF is confident that the government will take
urgent action to strengthen child protection
mechanisms.
The release further said, "UNICEF has zero tolerance
towards all forms of violence against children and
is committed to assisting the government to take
effective measures to end these violations of child
rights."
"UNICEF feels that the rights of all children,
especially those from marginalized groups, will be
better protected through the collective effort of
all concerned," it added..
Post-disaster
negligence of mental health can cause long term
problem: Saima Wazed
Human Rights Report:
"Negligence of mental health in disaster risk
management can transform a one day's disaster into a
lifelong burden," she said, presenting a keynote
paper at the WHO regional workshop ended in Dhaka on
Tuesday.
The two-day workshop reviewed the existing
post-disaster mental health preparedness and
psychological support capacity of the WHO's
South-East Asian regional countries.
US-licensed school psychologist Saima is the
chairman of the Bangladesh's National Advisory
Committee for Autism & Neuro developmental
Disorders. She is also a member of WHO's Expert
Advisory Panel on Mental Health.
Daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, she
spearheads the mental health camp aign in Bangladesh
and always advocates for people-centric approach.
Bangladesh last year hosted the Dhaka Conference on
Disability and Disaster Risk Management, first
global meet after the adoption of the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
Saima then said the diverse needs of people with
different types of disabilities made addressing the
issue 'complex' during any disaster.
For example, she had said, those who cannot hear a
siren need one kind of support while those on a
wheelchair need a different type of support during
evacuation in any calamity.
Those with neurodevelopment disorders like autism
cannot even express their need. "We have to consider
all those perspectives and listen to their needs,"
she had said.
She also wrote a paper on the issue in a book
'Crises, Conflict and Disability : Ensuring
equality' which was globally launched last year.
During her keynote speech at the WHO workshop, she
also cited the UN Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) that requires that
"persons with disabilities benefit from and
participate in disaster relief, emergency response
and disaster risk reduction strategies."
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