Human Rights Support Society adviser Nur Khan Liton called for a strong law and independent investigations to ensure justice for enforced disappearances allegedly occurring under law-enforcement supervision. He spoke on Saturday, August 29, at a roundtable organised by HRSS at the National Press Club. He said a law or commission would be of little value without a clear opportunity to prosecute such cases.
Liton cited cases involving a victim who disappeared again after holding a press conference, missing person Miraj Sheikh, and Jubo Dal activist Robin. He alleged that information was provided by one force while another covered it up. Photographer and rights activist Shahidul Alam said judges should recuse themselves from cases involving allegations against their own institutions and that elected representatives must oversee law-enforcement agencies.
HRSS submitted 12 demands to the government, including locating all those missing during the previous Awami League administration, independent investigations, a roadmap for implementing the disappearance commission's final report, prosecution of past cases, and clarification of command responsibility. It also sought amendments to the Prevention and Remedy of Enforced Disappearance Act, 2026, full independence for the National Human Rights Commission, compensation, rehabilitation, protection for witnesses and complainants, and preservation of information on secret detention centres.
আইনশৃঙ্খলা রক্ষাকারী বাহিনীর তত্ত্বাবধানে সংঘটিত গুমের ঘটনার বিচার নিশ্চিত করার স্পষ্ট সুযোগ না থাকলে, এ সংক্রান্ত আইন বা কমিশন না থাকাই ভালো বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন মানবাধিকার কর্মী ও হিউম্যান রাইটস সাপোর্ট সোসাইটির (এইচআরএসএস) উপদেষ্টা নূর খান লিটন। শনি
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