Staff Reporter :
Eminent jurist Dr Shahdeen Malik on Saturday said the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has become a retirement home of top bureaucrats of the government.
He came up with the comment at a discussion on United Nations’ Recommendation on Enforced Disappearance and Reality, organised by Moulik Odhikar Shurakkha Committee at the National Press Club.
“After the retirement, these bureaucrats are appointed to the NHRC and for their wellbeing, they stay in service for more three to six years, get luxury cars and travel to foreign countries,” said Dr Shahdeen Malik, adding, “Therefore, I do not have any expectation from the Commission for the next three years.”
In the government service, he said, there is no culture where an official can express his or her dissent to a senior colleague and if he has a different opinion, he keeps silent.
“Therefore, constitutionally they are unfit for running and representing the NHRC,” added Dr Shahdeen Malik.
He said, “It is quite impossible that an official will be able to challenge the government after following instructions of the public office for 35 years.”
Eminent jurist Dr Shahdeen Malik on Saturday said the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has become a retirement home of top bureaucrats of the government.
He came up with the comment at a discussion on United Nations’ Recommendation on Enforced Disappearance and Reality, organised by Moulik Odhikar Shurakkha Committee at the National Press Club.
“After the retirement, these bureaucrats are appointed to the NHRC and for their wellbeing, they stay in service for more three to six years, get luxury cars and travel to foreign countries,” said Dr Shahdeen Malik, adding, “Therefore, I do not have any expectation from the Commission for the next three years.”
In the government service, he said, there is no culture where an official can express his or her dissent to a senior colleague and if he has a different opinion, he keeps silent.
“Therefore, constitutionally they are unfit for running and representing the NHRC,” added Dr Shahdeen Malik.
He said, “It is quite impossible that an official will be able to challenge the government after following instructions of the public office for 35 years.”
