SCF for withdrawal of AI statement over war crimes trial
UNB, Dhaka :
Sector Commanders’ Forum (SCF) on Saturday urged the Amnesty International (AI), an international human rights watchdog, to withdraw its ‘derogatory’ and ‘audacious’ statement over war crimes trial in Bangladesh.
SCF came up with the demand at a human chain programme at the Jatiya Press Club. Forum’s Secretary General Harun Habib, Vice Chairman Lt Col (retd) Abu Osman Chowdhury, Lt Gel (retd) M Harun-Ur-Rashid and Vice-President M Hamid spoke on the occasion.
Harun Habib IB said, “The Amnesty International that works for
protecting human rights worldwide suddenly came up with such a statement which goes against humanity. This statement is an attempt to change the history of Bangladesh’s Liberation War.”
“We’ve urged them to withdraw their statement and apologize immediately, or else, we’ll announce tougher programmes against them,” he said. Harun Habib also alleged that the Amnesty International is out to violate human rights in the name of saving the rights of people and betrayed with the 30 lakh martyrs of Bangladesh with this statement.
Sector Commanders’ Forum (SCF) on Saturday urged the Amnesty International (AI), an international human rights watchdog, to withdraw its ‘derogatory’ and ‘audacious’ statement over war crimes trial in Bangladesh.
SCF came up with the demand at a human chain programme at the Jatiya Press Club. Forum’s Secretary General Harun Habib, Vice Chairman Lt Col (retd) Abu Osman Chowdhury, Lt Gel (retd) M Harun-Ur-Rashid and Vice-President M Hamid spoke on the occasion.
Harun Habib IB said, “The Amnesty International that works for
protecting human rights worldwide suddenly came up with such a statement which goes against humanity. This statement is an attempt to change the history of Bangladesh’s Liberation War.”
“We’ve urged them to withdraw their statement and apologize immediately, or else, we’ll announce tougher programmes against them,” he said. Harun Habib also alleged that the Amnesty International is out to violate human rights in the name of saving the rights of people and betrayed with the 30 lakh martyrs of Bangladesh with this statement.