European envoys praise rights defenders
Friday, 10 December 2010
The European (EU) delegation and Swedish embassy Thursday praised the work of human rights defenders in Bangladesh who are seeking to end discrimination, reports UNB.
"Non-discrimination and its complement, equality, are cross-cutting principles in international human rights law," EU Delegation's Charge d'Affaires Mr Milko van Gool said on the eve of Human Rights Day today (Friday).
Swedish Ambassador Ms Anneli Lindahl Kenny said regarding international work on Human Rights, they are very happy that in 2010 Bangladesh's ambassador to the EU Ms Ismat Jahan was elected a member of the UN's Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women with a record number of votes.
Earlier this week the EU delegation and Swedish embassy marked Human Rights Day with a seminar for human rights defenders in Khulna .
"It's important that we get around the country to meet human rights defenders in other regions as well as in Dhaka," said Andrew Barnard, head of the EU delegation's political, trade and information section.
"Non-discrimination and its complement, equality, are cross-cutting principles in international human rights law," EU Delegation's Charge d'Affaires Mr Milko van Gool said on the eve of Human Rights Day today (Friday).
Swedish Ambassador Ms Anneli Lindahl Kenny said regarding international work on Human Rights, they are very happy that in 2010 Bangladesh's ambassador to the EU Ms Ismat Jahan was elected a member of the UN's Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women with a record number of votes.
Earlier this week the EU delegation and Swedish embassy marked Human Rights Day with a seminar for human rights defenders in Khulna .
"It's important that we get around the country to meet human rights defenders in other regions as well as in Dhaka," said Andrew Barnard, head of the EU delegation's political, trade and information section.