Members of the European Parliament, senators, and human rights activists raised concerns over human rights violations against vulnerable women and children in South Asia, particularly in Pakistan and Bangladesh, during a side event at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
The event, organised by International Support for Human Rights in collaboration with Italia Che Cambia, was attended by Anna Maria Cisint, Member of the European Parliament; Erik Selle, Leader of the Christian Conservative Party in Norway; Fabia Cestelli of Italia Che Cambia; as well as senators and political activists.
Speaking after the event, Erik Selle, who spent part of his life in Bangladesh, expressed deep concern over the deteriorating situation in the country.
“I grew up in Bangladesh, I l