Further deterioration in rights situation feared

Voicing deep concern over the recent abduction and killing spree, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said the country’s human rights situation may further deteriorate and will be at stake if the law order continues to deteriorate. “Human rights situation gets endangered in a country where law and order continues to deteriorate…the recent growing incidents of killing and abduction indicate the slide in law and order situation,” said. NHRC Chairman of Prof Mizanur Rahman while talking to the journalists after attending a roundtable in the city. The NHRC chief said they have already put forwarded some recommendations to the government to stop abductions and killings and protect human rights. Their recommendations include not arresting anyone by law enforcers in plainclothes, showing their ID cards when law enforcers will go to arrest anyone or conduct a drive and keeping at least two local people as witnesses before arresting any person. Mizanur said they will move the High Court, if necessary, for giving the government and the law enforcers some specific directions in light of their recommendations to stop abductions, murder and forced disappearances, according to a news agency.