People's attitude needs to be changed to stop torture
Speakers say at roundtable
Staff Correspondent
Torture and repression cannot be eliminated from the society without changing people's attitudes and mentality, said human rights activists at a roundtable yesterday.They said government and non-government organisations should launch vigorous campaign creating awareness among people against torture and repression. The roundtable titled 'What is to be done against torture?' was organised by Nagorik Udyog and Nirjatita Manabseba Kendra at the National Press Club in the city to mark the International Day Against Torture. Speaking as chief guest former adviser to caretaker government Advocate Sultana Kamal said, "Our culture is not against torture, and our people are also not aware enough about their human rights." "We have hundreds of examples of repression on women and children. People do these as education is yet to focus on them properly. We have to change our torture-prone culture. We should respect people's rights and freedom," she added. Justice Kazi Ebadul Haq said male people torture woman in many ways and fatwa is one of the main equipment for torturing woman in the country. Advocate Z I Khan Panna, Dr Kamrul Hasan Khan, and Nagorik Udyog Chief Executive Zakir Hossain also took part in the roundtable.
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