Email to the Committee from Muhammad Molla
The senior leaders of four party alliance who
has run the country before the current ruling party have been
sent back from airport (http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/02/20/news0865.htm).
Especially Secretary General of Jamaat e islami who was a former
minister named Ali Ahsan Mujahid has been sent back today from
the Zia Airport, Dhaka (19 February 2009) for the possible charge
of war crime; though no case has been filed against him yet. How
can it be justified that someone should be sent back from airport
without any charge & without any investigation.
According to Article 36 of the Constitution
subject to any reasonable restriction imposed by law in public
interest every citizen shall have the right "to leave and
re-enter Bangladesh". This right has been clearly violated
by this Government.
According to the news, the government has sent
a list of 62 individuals to the immigration authority at Zia International
Airport and all other points for international arrivals and departures
imposing a ban on their departure from the country. The list of
individuals "blacklisted" includes former ministers,
state ministers and members of parliament belonging to the Four-Party
alliance as well as certain businessmen. According to the news
published, the list has been prepared by the present government
and does not include any name from the ruling party or its alliance
members.
It is a case of abject harassment and violation
of fundamental human rights.
The following rights protected by United Nations
International Convention on civil and political rights have been
clearly breached in Bangladesh by the ruling Awami League Government
as they have barred the political leaders to leave the country
without any valid reason.
ARTICLE 12
1. Everyone lawfully within the territory
of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty
of movement and freedom to choose his residence.
2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country,
including his own.
3. The above-mentioned rights shall not
be subject to any restrictions except those which are provided
by law, are necessary to protect national security, public order
(ordre public), public health or morals or the rights and freedoms
of others, and are consistent with the other rights recognized
in the present Covenant.
4. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived
of the right to enter his own count.
Therefore we would request you to raise your
voice against this gross and severe violation of human rights
by the current ruling government of Bangladesh.
We also request you to pass a resolution against
the violation of human rights in Bangladesh.
We would like to sit with you and your team
to inform the details of the severe violation of Human Rights
in Bangladesh by the current government.
25 February 2009
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