At least one person has been beaten to death by mobs in every two days in the first 21 days of this month taking the number of deaths to 11 in such incidents, says a report of Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a human rights organisation.
The ASK gave the report yesterday at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters' Unity in the capital following a number of deaths at the hands of mobs. A mob beat six students to death in Amin Bazar on July 18 suspecting them as robbers.
The report was based on news items of 12 national dailies.
On June 30, the organisation published a report that said at least 72 people were beaten to death by mobs from January to June this year.
The ASK at yesterday's press conference demanded that the government direct police and the administration to prevent people from taking the law into their own hands.
If anyone indulges in such acts, the person should be punished for the sake of rule of law, democracy and human rights, it said.
The organisation expressed concern over people's tendency to take the law into their own hands, and said they do it because the law enforcers fail to maintain law and order.
ASK Executive Director Sultana Kamal read out the keynote paper and said the Amin Bazar incident is a blot on the human values of a civilised society.
People are taking the law into their own hands in front of law enforcers, which reflects their disrespect for the country's judicial system, said Sultana Kamal.
It is unexpected and regrettable that extra-judicial killings have become acceptable in our society, she said.
ASK Chairperson Hamida Hossain, its Director Noor Khan, and Senior Deputy Director Nina Goswami were also present at the press conference.
Soruce : The Daily Star
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