Concerted efforts of all including government, non-government and volunteer organisations can protect human rights for ensuring dignified life of the people.
People of all levels should raise their voices for establishing their equal rights in the society besides forging social resistance against the violators of human rights.
Government officials, social watchdogs and development activists came up withthe observation while addressing a post-rally discussion titled "Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for all" here recently.
District administration organised the meeting at the office conference hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC) discussing and devising ways and means on how to protect human rights collectively.
With DC Shamim Ahmed in the chair, the meeting was addressed, among others,by Additional DC Kolyan Chowdhury, Executive Magistrate Sania Binte Afzal, local unit Chairman of Jatiya Mohila Sangstha Morjina Parveen, President of Diner Alo Hijra Sangha Mohona and Brac District Coordinator Mohsin Hossain.
Members of the civil society, social watchdogs and pressure group members joined the meeting and took part in its open discussion putting forward a set of recommendations on how to protect human rights.
Shamim Ahmed said establishing transparency and accountability in every sphere of life can be the best ways of ensuring human rights to all as the present government under the dynamic and prudent leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is very much sincere in this regard.
He said the human rights situation should be improved collectively and the social watchdogs can play a vital role in this regard.
The meeting was told that ensuring social justice and sustainable development of living and livelihood conditions of ethnically minority communities is needed.
The ethnic minority communities should be given the rights of land, food, healthcare, education and cultural opportunities.
So, all the government and non-government entities concerned should come forward and work together to this end.