Teknaf, Bangladesh: World Human Rights Day was commemorated in the Nayapara refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar district on December 10, with renewed calls for the protection of human rights among Rohingya communities, said a refugee teacher from the camp.
The theme of the event focused on the work of human rights defenders who act to end discrimination.
The events in Nayapara camp were organized by Technical Assistance Incorporated and (TAI) and Reasearch, Training and Management International (RTM) with support from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Celebrations began at about 10am and included discussions and rallies by refugees in the camp. Habi Ullah, a teacher in the camp, and Zaia-ur-Rahman delivered speeches about protecting women’s rights and stopping violence against women.
On official from TAI told attendees to make greater efforts to raise issues of human rights violations and acts of discrimination in letters to social networking sites, newspaper and online editors, at political debates and in classrooms, as well as finding new platforms to air concerns about human rights.
An RTM official urged attendees to “share your knowledge about human rights issues with family members, friends and colleagues”.
Other discussions emphasized addressing the rights of women and empowerment programs to improve their human rights status and urged both men and women to join others as human rights defenders, whose basic characteristics are an understanding of what is right and what is wrong.
A dramatic skit followed the addresses, in which refugee students performed plays highlighting the problem of violence against women.
Prizes and certificates were distributed to performers, said another teacher from the camp. The day’s events concluded at about 2pm.
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