UNB, Dhaka :
The culture of impunity, lack of rule of law, moral degradation and vulnerabilities of women and children in
society are among the main reasons behind the recent spate of child killing and rape, experts said.
They think incidents like brutal killings of children and rape will come down to the zero level if the perpetrators can promptly be identified, tracked down and brought to justice.
They, however, said killing the offenders in ‘crossfire’ cannot be a justified action to contain the crimes as it may turn boomerang and the innocent people can be victimized.
“Children might have been killed earlier in our society, but the way children are being killed and tortured now is far more brutal… it was never there in our society. The incidents are so unexpected, despicable and distasteful make us deeply worried,” Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Dr Mizanur Rahman told UNB.
He said the incidents that happened recently gave him an impression that the entire society has been suffering from mental perversion.
“Observing the gravity, brutality, frequency and the degree of recent atrocious and heinous killings of children, we can surely say the violence against children have got a new dimension in our society.”
Dr Mizan said the incidents of rape are not new in Bangladesh society. “As the number of all types of media has increased in the country, probably we’re now getting more information about such incidents than in the past. If we see the number of incidents happening now, we can easily say we’re now passing time when rape incidents marked a sharp rise. I shouldn’t talk about its magnitude and level of escalation without any research.”
Asked about the reason behind the growing incidents of repression on children, he said, “When the culture of impunity is nurtured in a society and when the offenders are spared, then tendency to indulge in crime gets a boost and the criminals get encouraged.”
The NHRC Chairman regretted that though unfortunate it is the fact that the criminals in the country are not being identified quickly and meted out exemplary punishment as per the law of the land.
He said the perpetrators having political clouts and muscle power and who have financial solvency are successful in dodging the law.
“Women and children are repeatedly fall victims to attack as they are the most vulnerable in our society. The children who have recently been subjected to brutality were from poor families, Dr Mizan observed.
The culture of impunity, lack of rule of law, moral degradation and vulnerabilities of women and children in
society are among the main reasons behind the recent spate of child killing and rape, experts said.
They think incidents like brutal killings of children and rape will come down to the zero level if the perpetrators can promptly be identified, tracked down and brought to justice.
They, however, said killing the offenders in ‘crossfire’ cannot be a justified action to contain the crimes as it may turn boomerang and the innocent people can be victimized.
“Children might have been killed earlier in our society, but the way children are being killed and tortured now is far more brutal… it was never there in our society. The incidents are so unexpected, despicable and distasteful make us deeply worried,” Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Dr Mizanur Rahman told UNB.
He said the incidents that happened recently gave him an impression that the entire society has been suffering from mental perversion.
“Observing the gravity, brutality, frequency and the degree of recent atrocious and heinous killings of children, we can surely say the violence against children have got a new dimension in our society.”
Dr Mizan said the incidents of rape are not new in Bangladesh society. “As the number of all types of media has increased in the country, probably we’re now getting more information about such incidents than in the past. If we see the number of incidents happening now, we can easily say we’re now passing time when rape incidents marked a sharp rise. I shouldn’t talk about its magnitude and level of escalation without any research.”
Asked about the reason behind the growing incidents of repression on children, he said, “When the culture of impunity is nurtured in a society and when the offenders are spared, then tendency to indulge in crime gets a boost and the criminals get encouraged.”
The NHRC Chairman regretted that though unfortunate it is the fact that the criminals in the country are not being identified quickly and meted out exemplary punishment as per the law of the land.
He said the perpetrators having political clouts and muscle power and who have financial solvency are successful in dodging the law.
“Women and children are repeatedly fall victims to attack as they are the most vulnerable in our society. The children who have recently been subjected to brutality were from poor families, Dr Mizan observed.
