Presentation of Survey Results

1. Presentation of Survey Results Citizen Perception on State of Human Rights in Bangladesh Society of Justice 13 December 2005

2. Objective of the survey As Civil society Organization, Society of Justice aims at having a just society where society is governed by Rule of Law and citizen living their lives with dignity. This survey is such an initiative towards consolidating citizen perception about state of Human Rights as people nowadays were found to be very concerned about law and order situation and share the feeling with the nation.

3. Methodology • The main tool of collecting data and information was a semi-structured questionnaire • Data was collected purposively from 12 district to cover major districts in Bangladesh • Respondents were taken from 18 different occupational groups • From the selected areas respondents are randomly selected • Data analysis was done through simple spreadsheet

4. Respondents by Areas

5. Age Group of the Respondents

6. Respondent distribution by Education

7. Distribution of respondents by Profession

8. State of law and Order Situation in Bangladesh

9. Distribution of Respondents by Sex

10. The Reason for deterioration of Law and Order situation

11. Some other reasons …… The other reasons for deterioration of law and order, cited by respondents are as follows: • Lack of quality person in administration • Administration failed to play its due role • Militant activities • Poverty • Loss of Morality in Society

12. Is Rule of Law is a prerequisite to build good society?

13. Citizen Understanding About a Good Society

14. Who has to take the responsibility to enforce Rule of Law • Administration (High Officials ) • Social Institution • Government /Ruling party • Local Government • Community Leader • Civil society • Political party • International Organization

15. Individual role to establish towards a good society

16. Citizen Opinion of Potential roles to be played by individuals towards building a good society

17. If the responsible persons Playing due role

18. WhetherCivil society organization can play any role to improve the law and order situation?

19. Potential roles recommended for Civil Society Organization

20. Major recommendations …..

21. Concluding remarks • The survey was conducted with voluntary support from many persons. SOJ is thankful to all of them. The survey results revealed that • People are not happy with the current law and order situation. • Maintaining law and order situation falls naturally to the government. The respondents opined that the government and its machineries did not play their due role to ensure human security. • It is a basic right of the citizen to get that security from state through its different apparatus. They also reminded that only the government can not ensure it and people in general, political parties and civil society have to play their role in this regard. • The role of civil society has been highlighted as the respondent might find them accessible than the government, administration and political parties. • As the respondents identified the current impasse in law and order situation is a political one, political parties whether its ruling or opposition, have to settle things down. We all believe that people are on top of everything we do for. And for their sake the political parties have to come forward with solution of this political problem once and for all. Otherwise the people may not tolerate the sufferings of humanity for infinity. Can we hope that we would not have to see that level of intolerance in our society?

22. Thanks