In line with the European Union (EU)'s guidelines on human rights, Dutch Ambassador in Dhaka Bea Ten Tusscher Tuesday said the EU is keeping watch on the present human rights situation in Bangladesh, reports UNB.
The EU in its human rights guidelines said, in the event of serious human rights violation, EU can take negative measures including suspension of cooperation programmes with third countries and other sanctions to them.
"Human rights issue is a continuous process. We are watching the human rights situation here in Bangladesh as we have to report to our headquarters about the issue,' the Dutch Ambassador told reporters after attending a roundtable at the Hotel Sheraton.
She said "the money what we spent in the third countries come from the European taxpayers. So, they want to know about the HR situation in that country where we spend money."
The Embassy of the Netherlands and the European Commission Delegation arranged the roundtable on EU human rights guidelines which covered six key concerns, namely death penalty, torture, human rights defenders, human rights dialogue, children and armed conflict and international humanitarian law.
Former caretaker government adviser and executive director of Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) Advocate Sultana Kamal, Dr Shahdeen Malik of BRAC Law School and Barrister Sara Hossain presented three key notes respectively on human rights defenders, death penalty and fight against torture.
EU keeps watch on HR situation in country
FE Team | Published: September 26, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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