[Reader-list] BANGLADESH: 279 Custody Deaths in 20 Months of Emergency

[radhikarajen at vsnl.net]

Rehamath,
     the commissions in India are jokes at the cost of national exchequer. The Human rights commisssion at state and national levels, national minority rights, national womens rights and all rights and commissions are addas of wrongs in democratic life as these are with retired judges who are tired of fudging the judgements in favour of a oldest party, these commisssions are rehabilitation centres for has been sycophants, these commissions seemto think that only "minorities have rights and these have no duties to the nation.?

   In Mangalore those indulged in violence have to be arrested and law has to act against all those who took law into their hands. But these commissions think that f they ar minorities , they can throw stones and injure all others, be it a policeman or any poor fellow walking on the road to his workplace.

 our great ex PM, Devegowda, who shed crocodile tears wen he visited the Bishop, had enough time to see the wounds of saree variety,  had no time to see the poor worker who lost his eye by the stone thrown by peace  loving goons of minority.!  Margaret Alva who visited after the incident wanted all "christians"  to be released even if they have stabbed the innocent citizens.!  By the way did you know that Oscar fernands the discard who lst all the elections for Loksabha, who is waterboy of Sonia, whon ever visited Udupi for ages was, in Udupi three days before the the galata started. , ofcourse for very peaceful purposes of organising the protests in advance.!  

   Worst, notice to karnataka and orissa under art.355, but no notice to Delhi state for harbouring, sheltoring terrorists.?-
From: Shambhu Rahmat <shambhu.rahmat at gmail.com>
Date: Friday, September 19, 2008 5:30 pm
Subject: [Reader-list] BANGLADESH: 279 Custody Deaths in 20 Months	of	Emergency
To: reader-list at sarai.net

> 279 fall victim to extra-judicial killing in 20 months: Says 
> Odikhar report
> 
> Staff Correspondent, The Daily Star, September 13, 2008
> 
> http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=54585
> 
> At least 279 people fell victim to extrajudicial killing by the law
> enforcement agencies across the country during the state of emergency
> between January 2007 and September 2008, revealed a study report
> yesterday.
> 
> The report published by Odhikar, a human rights organisation, covers
> 20 months of the present government.
> 
> The government has set up National Human Rights Commission in the
> country only to shore up their credibility before the international
> community rather than safeguarding the rights of the people, it added.
> 
> The report mentioned that the National Human Rights Commission
> Ordinance 2007 provided for establishment of an independent body to
> safeguard the people's rights, but it left the power to select the
> chairman and members of the commission to a committee controlled by
> the government officials, which is an impediment to establishing an
> independent body.
> 
> The ordinance stated that the commission would resolve the human
> rights violations through arbitration or mediation, but Odhikar said
> the violators should be tried in a court of law, which will ensure
> exemplary punishment of the perpetrators.
> 
> Besides, Right to Information Ordinance will curb the freedom of the
> press and people's right to know rather than extending it, the report
> said, adding that if the ordinance is promulgated, a person even a
> journalist will need to apply in a prescribed form for information and
> the authority will have the power to reject the application or provide
> the information sought.
> 
> It also expressed concern that the draft ordinance was prepared by a
> committee dominated by bureaucrats who ignored submissions made by key
> stakeholders like Federal Union of Journalists, National Press Club
> and South Asian Free Media Association.
> 
> Odhikar observed that the tele-tapping by the state is a direct
> contravention of Article 43 (b) of the constitution that ensure a
> person's right to the privacy of his correspondence and other 
> means of
> communication.
> 
> The report said Truth and Accountability Communication (Tac) has not
> only failed to attain its desired objective, but it is also contrary
> to the constitutional provisions and the spirit of law.
> 
> Tac's aim to re-energise the country's economy has failed. Corrupt
> businessmen and bureaucrats are allowed to continue their businesses
> and services while politicians are barred from contesting in the
> elections after being bestowed with mercy from the commission, it
> added.
> 
> The report further said the government should allow trade unionism in
> all sectors to ensure a sustainable and healthy growth of the economy.
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