Human rights violators to be brought under justice : Law minister

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has reiterated the government’s stance on protecting rights of the people, saying if anybody violates human rights (HR) in Bangladesh, he or she will be brought to justice.

“The government’s position on human rights violation is very clear If any individual violates human rights in Bangladesh, he or she will to be brought to justice,” the law minister said while speaking virtually at a function in the capital on Saturday.

Recalling the contributions of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in upholding human rights, he said after the independence in 1971, the Father of the Nation had declared human rights as one of the basic principles of running the state in line with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations.

The main spirit of Bangabandhu’s ideology, Anisul said, is to eradicate poverty through ensuring freedom, good governance and removing inequality in society.

“But in today’s world, it has become a great challenge to establish and protect human rights as well as combat terrorism and poverty,” he observed.