Calling for an end to children’s rights violations across the globe, children’s rights organisation Kochi Konther Asar on Thursday (3 October) submitted four separate memorandums to the Chief Advisor of the interim government Mohammad Yunus, the UN Regional Office, UNICEF and the US Embassy in Dhaka, demanding an end to children’s rights globally.
Besides, the organisation held a day-long programme on the day, marking the occasion of World Children’s Day and World Children’s Week 2024.
“Children are being abused in various ways in all countries, including Bangladesh. Children in war-torn countries, in particular, are suffering from extreme violence and hardship,” Kaium Khan, secretary general of Kochi Konther Asor’s Central Executive Committee, told the media on the occasion.
Citing recent events, Khan said many children were injured or killed during the recent student-mass uprisings in Bangladesh.
The world is witnessing the suffering of children in conflicts across the globe, particularly in war-torn countries such as Palestine and Ukraine.
Founder of Kochi Konther Asar, Hemayet Hossain, emphasised that children in many countries, including Bangladesh, are still denied their basic rights.
“Discrimination is evident even in fundamental human rights,” he said pointing out that street children do not receive any support from government hospitals.
After the speeches, a group of child representatives, alongside a UNICEF rally and road march, presented their demands through memorandums. A special memorandum was submitted to the office of the Chief Advisor at 11 am, followed by submissions to the United Nations and the US Embassy at noon.
A minute of silence was observed in honour of children who were killed or injured in anti-discrimination movements.
