HR violations rising alarmingly, seminar told
HYDERABAD: The rapid progression of human rights violations has marginalized the youth of today, besides affecting peasants and labourers, especially bonded.
Leaders of social and welfare, and labour organizations expressed these views at a seminar on ‘human rights’ organized by the Sindh Community Foundation and the Sindh Rural Development Society at the Government Law College, Hala.
Illegal arrests and extra-judicial killings have become the norm of this society with youth mostly targets, they said while questioning the rationale behind continuing with the forced labour.
There is a huge gap between the status of rulers and the ruled. Rulers hardly belong to that 20 per cent of the country who have all privileges at hand while those coming under their thumbs are the vast majority of 80 per cent. The huge rich and poor
gap has given birth to several ills among which human rights violation tops the chart.
President, Sindh Hari Porhiyat Council, Punhal Sario lamented the 22 share this province was getting from the divisible pool despite generating 75 per cent of the total revenue.
He said Sindh’s natural resources like oil and gas were being plundered and outsiders employed which was a violation of the rights of local people who have the first right. The youths here are living in abject poverty because of victimization.
The industry of this province has gone to docks while flood and rain affectees of 2010 and 2011 were yet to be rehabilitated.
The infrastructure is in total shambles, he said.
Javed Soz Halai, Executive Director of the Sindh Community Foundation urged the younger lot to play a dominant role in binging about positive changes in the society. Pakistan, he said, was now recognized for human rights violator where
perpetuators go scot-free.
Regarding civic amenities, he said that Hala was more like Mohenjodaro because of the destruction of city’s drainage system while hundreds of schools have turned into guest houses (autaqs) and teachers serving feudal lords instead of imparting
knowledge to students.
Habib Sanai, a social welfare activist, said the government’s response towards the deprived lot can only help improve the situation of the country.
Lawlessness was the biggest problem confronting the society which needs to be tackled delicately, he said. President of the SRDC Rehmatullah Bilal and principal of the college Qurban Bhutto also expressed their views.
Several resolutions were adopted which included reopening of closed schools in Matiari district, end to political interference in educational institutions, vocational training for unemployed youth, scholarships for girl students for higher education and a thorough inquiry into alleged corruption in the distribution of free seed and fertiliser among rain-affected farmers.
By: Dawn
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