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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Human Rights and Law College to be set up in Panskura
















KOLKATA: Panskura Brihannala Welfare Society (PBWS) and Asian Human Rights Society (AHRS) will set up a Human Rights and Law College at Kanakpur near Panskura in East Midnapore.
Secretary of Panskura Brihannala Welfare Society (PBWS) and secretary of state women wing of AHRS, Barama (Sova Halder), said the fund would be provided by the Asian Human Rights Society.
Md Mehebub Rahmani, president of AHRS laid the foundation stone for the college on Saturday. He said without legal awareness men can’t fight against the violators of the human rights.
Quazi Sadeque Hossain, general secretary of AHRS said that the requirement to set up human rights and law-college is very much important to help the tortured victims.
Barama said there are a large number of cases of human rights violation taking place in several areas of East and West Midnapore and the brihannala are the worst victims of human rights violation cases.
“Even police hate us and denied to pursue our cases. So legal awareness is much required to organize movement against the human rights violations, she said.
Barama said that a group of miscreants snatched the valuables and money of the brihannala (eunuch) and fled away but police are not arresting the criminals and taking bribes from them. Most of the victims (brihannala) lost their deposits following the stealing of the valuables by the miscreants.
“Even the miscreants group plotted a conspiracy to murder me as I led a movements by the brihannala to protest against the looting and snatching by the miscreants. I lodged a complaint but the culprits are not behind the bars, said Barama.
A meeting was organised and several human rights activists participated in the programme. Manju Mukherjee, Khokan Banik, Ratneswar Kayal, Barun Mahato, Kundan Halder
Madan Mohan Upadhya, secretary of Vivekananda Sishu Mandir (Radhamohanpur), Ganga Pada Maity, vice president of the same organisation, Sudarshan Maity, headmaster delivered their speech in the occasion.
Human rights activist Kundan Halder said more movements should be organised to stop the attack on eunuchs and administration should pursue the criminal cases against the attackers, who are robbing the valuables of the brihannala.
Khokan Banik said there is a long history heritage of the eunuch of India and they have their own separate culture and should be helped to maintain their tradition.