Prove human rights commitment airing Gaza documentary, Arafat urges DW

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Tuesday urged the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) to show commitment to human rights and press freedom making and broadcasting documentary on the genocide orchestrated by Israeli forces in Gaza.

He made the call while talking about the recent documentary of the DW on Bangladesh's human rights situation comparing with the context of Sri Lanka at a workshop here.

The state minister inaugurated the workshop titled 'Right to Information for the Marginalized and disadvantaged Citizen' at the Information Commission (IC) conference room in the city's Agargaon area this morning.

"Very recently, the DW released a report on human rights tagging Bangladesh with Sri Lanka that witnessed a civil war in recent past. I don't want to criticize it rather I appreciate commitment of any organization towards human rights," he said.