Ain O Salish Kendra Executive Director Sultana Kamal said extrajudicial killing, widely known as crossfire by the law enforcement agencies, was one of the barriers in establishing good governance in the country.
Such type of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearance must be stopped immediately, she added.
While unveiling the cover of a new book in Jhenaidah, Sultana Kamal made the comments.
She also said the incidents of human rights violation, especially to the women, were increasing in an alarming rate. Mentality of the people should be changed to ensure human rights equally for men, women and children, she added.
Condemning torture and repression on women, rape, killing and other crimes, Sultana Kamal said an independent country could not move forward if such crimes were not swept away.
The people should protest the misdeeds of the government to establish a just society free from terrorism, killing and abuse, she said.
The programme was presided over by Deputy Commissioner Safiqul Islam, while Assistant Police Super Nazrul Islam, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Julkar Nayon, Human Rights Lawyers’ Association President Dabir Hossain addressed the programme among others.
