EU team lauds HR defenders
The European Union (EU) Delegation and Swedish Embassy praised activities of human rights defenders in Bangladesh, who are seeking to end discrimination.
"Non-discrimination and its complement, equality, are cross-cutting principles in international human rights law," said the EU Delegation's Charge d' Affaires Milko van Gool on the eve of Human Rights Day today.
"Regarding international work on human rights, we're very happy that in 2010 Bangladesh's Ambassador to the EU Ismat Jahan was elected as member of the UN's Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women with a record number of votes," said Sweden's Ambassador Lindahl Kenny.
Earlier this week, the EU Delegation and Swedish Embassy marked Human Rights Day with a seminar for human rights defenders in Khulna, says a press release.
"It's important that we get around the country to meet human rights defenders in other regions as well as in Dhaka," noted Andrew Barnard, head of the EU Delegation's political, trade and information section.
UN decided the theme for this year's Human Rights Day as "Human rights defenders who act to end discrimination", with the motto "Speak up, stop discrimination".
Meanwhile, the UN Information Centre in Dhaka and Daffodil International University yesterday organised a seminar in the capital marking the day.
Addressing the function as the chief guest, Law Commission Chairman Prof M Shah Alam said poverty is the main constraints in protecting human rights. The young people can play a vital role for improving human rights situation, he added.
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