Thursday, December 8, 2011

Press Release: JusticeMakers Bangladesh Attends Hearing at the Dutch Parliament

 Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD)’s local partners from South Asia spoke on human rights issues in their home countries at a hearing hosted by Harry van Bommel (Socialist Party (SP), and also attended by Wim Kortenoeven (Partij van de Vrijheid (PVV) at the Dutch Parliament on Wednesday, December 7. The hearing focused on the human rights situations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan.


Advocate Shahanur Islam, Founder of JusticeMakers Bangladesh was attend the hearing along with other representives from Bangladesh Minority Watch, JusticeMakers Bangladesh, Human Rights Focus Pakistan, Hindu American Foundation Maiti Nepal and Bhutanese Advocacy Forum and also spoke on human rights issues in their home countries, with specific focus on minority rights, trafficking, ethnic & sexual minorities, poverty, and Dalit issues.


The hearing was an opportunity for these grassroots human rights representatives to be heard by parliamentarians of a country that funds aid and human rights initiatives in these countries. The information provided was welcomed by the members of the parliament who encouraged future interaction and the flow of information on the human rights situation in South Asia.

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