Additional Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam has highlighted the government’s strong commitment to promoting and protecting human rights for the citizens despite many challenges.
Siam also underscored government’s willingness to work closely with the CSOs in addressing human rights related issues; and opined that such interaction with the CSOs would be helpful for the Government in finalizing the National Report for the UPR.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a Civil Society Consultation on Monday as part of the ongoing process of preparing Bangladesh’s National Report for the 4th cycle of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) scheduled in November 2023.
The Consultation was chaired by the Additional Foreign Secretary Siam.
A number of representatives from various Civil Society Organizations (CSO) participated in the Consultation, according to MoFA.
Representatives from the CSOs expressed their views on various aspects of economic, social, and Cultural Rights as well as civil and Political Rights in Bangladesh.
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They also provided feedback and recommendations to be reflected upon the National Report of the 4th cycle of UPR and thanked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for organizing the Consultation.