Human rights activists in Barisal city on Friday urged the government to stop enforced disappearances.\u00a0They made the call from a human chain and rally organised by the Human Rights Defenders Network, Barisal unit to observe annual commemoration of International Day of the Disappeared that falls on 30 August.
\nIt was addressed, among others, by Mozammel Huq, Sohana Aktar, Sahida Aktar, Aziz Shahin, and Sanjida Islam.
\nParticipants in the programmes drew attention of the law enforcing agencies, judiciary and human rights defenders to those people who have been victims of involuntary or enforced disappearances, imprisoned without their friends or relatives knowing where or why.
\nThey underscored the need for upholding the civil and political rights of the people of Bangladesh along with their social, cultural and economic rights.
\nThey urged for promotion of human rights through introduction of participatory democracy and good governance as well as advocacy and lobbying for the incorporation and ratification of international human rights instruments.
\nThe number of enforced disappearances, custodial deaths, torture is increasing in the country day by day marking a dangerous decline in democratic freedom and also putting human rights defenders under constant risk, they observed.
\nThe defenders receive threats and intimidation from state actors, in particular, from security and intelligence agencies.
\nThe government has become increasingly repressive in its treatment of human rights defenders and civil society actors for their role in defending human rights.
\nGovernment using police and other law enforcement agencies to harass dissident voices, the participants said.
\nThey also praised the work of those organisations who campaign against secret imprisonment and work to support the \u2018disappeared\u2019 and their families.
\nThey also vowed to stand to fight impunity and promote justice in the country.<\/p>\n

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