ASK protests Jamaat leader's remark
Ain o Shalish Kendra (ASK), a human rights organisation, yesterday strongly protested and condemned Jamaat-e-Islami assistant secretary general Md Kamaruzzaman's remark that 'women themselves are the cause of stalking'.
Kamaruzzaman made the remark while delivering a speech at a roundtable on 'Security of women: The role of the government' on April 28, ASK said in a statement.
The constitution of Bangladesh has guaranteed to every citizen freedom and dignity and the right to move freely. But such unconstitutional remark of the Jamaat's central leader is tantamount to violating the rights and dignity of women, the ASK said.
“Such remarks would pose a serious threat to the right of women to move freely,” it added and called on the Jamaat leader to refrain from making such statements.
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