Court Correspondent :
The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday issued a rule asking the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to explain in four weeks as to why it should not be directed to formulate rules for disposing of complaints about human rights violations.
Following the rule, the NHRC, has to reply in four weeks why it had not taken any step against gross violation of human rights of
the minority Hindu and Santal people in Brahmanbaria, Comilla and Gaibandha last year. The NHRC chairman and its Secretary have been made respondents to the rule. The HC issued the rule after hearing on a writ petition filed by a Supreme Court lawyer.
Petitioner Abdul Halim sought High Court order on the NHRC to frame rules as per Section 30 of the National Human Rights Commission Act 2009. He told reporters that the commission was supposed to formulate rules under the Section 30 of its Act for disposing of complaints about human rights violations and to make necessary recommendations to the government against any human rights violation. But the NHRC has failed to frame rules and make any recommendation to the government against any human rights violation, the petitioner added.
The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday issued a rule asking the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to explain in four weeks as to why it should not be directed to formulate rules for disposing of complaints about human rights violations.
Following the rule, the NHRC, has to reply in four weeks why it had not taken any step against gross violation of human rights of
the minority Hindu and Santal people in Brahmanbaria, Comilla and Gaibandha last year. The NHRC chairman and its Secretary have been made respondents to the rule. The HC issued the rule after hearing on a writ petition filed by a Supreme Court lawyer.
Petitioner Abdul Halim sought High Court order on the NHRC to frame rules as per Section 30 of the National Human Rights Commission Act 2009. He told reporters that the commission was supposed to formulate rules under the Section 30 of its Act for disposing of complaints about human rights violations and to make necessary recommendations to the government against any human rights violation. But the NHRC has failed to frame rules and make any recommendation to the government against any human rights violation, the petitioner added.
