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81 girls fall victim to eve teasing: Study The issue of eve teasing should be addressed seriously as it affects not only a girl personally but also leads to social violence, increase the rate of girls' dropout from schools and colleges and threatens women empowerment, speakers at a workshop said yesterday. |
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Protection
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  A certificate and manual (shelter home operation and management) distribution ceremony was held on the 28th June 2008 at the auditorium of the Department of Social Services, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka – 1207. The Secretary of the Ministry of Social Welfare was the chief guest and Director General of the Department of Social Services and Regional Representative for South Asia, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Ms. Rabab Fatema were the special guests in the occasion.
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Organization
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BNWLA and its specific programs & achievements for resisting Violence against Women and Children Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers’ Association (BNWLA) has been fighting to ensure equal opportunities and equal rights for every woman and child in the country for last 29 years. BNWLA promotes the rights and status of women lawyers alongside fighting for access to justice for all women & children particularly for the most disadvantaged women and children in Bangladesh. The programs and service provisions of BNWLA are particularly targeted at the poorest and most disadvantaged areas of the country where comprehensive legal service delivery program along with others preventive and protective supports in establishing human rights and resisting violence against woman and child is most needed. |
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Organization
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The Objectives of BNWLA With a slogan of “Helping to balance scales” and a mission to “Enable women to become self-reliant, conscious of their rights and productive members of society founded on justice,” BNWLA is committed to achieve the following objectives: - Organize women to develop their status in the community.
- Improve women's and children's domestic, social, legal and economic status.
- Provide justice for all and combat violence against women and children.
- Create equal opportunities and equal rights for every woman and child in Bangladesh
- Establish linkage and network with law enforcing authorities, local people, local elected bodies and civil society as well as other organizations working for the rights of women and children.
- Promote women lawyers of Bangladesh to enhance their scope of profession in the society.
- Adopt measures to remove all forms of discrimination and harassment against women.
The Vision of BNWLA To improve the legal, social and economic rights of women and children thereby establish rule of law and gender equality. The Mission of BNWLA - To ensure access to justice
- To ensure rights of women and children
- To ensure access to justice and establish rights of women and children by reducing violence and inequality.
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Advocacy
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Bangladesh has a low literacy rate with only a few percentages of people who are literate and are aware of social privileges. Majority women and children in Bangladesh are left underprivileged and are unaware of their basic rights and hence cannot raise their voices to establish their civil liberties. BNWLA works to combat violence and maintains a comprehensive approach towards raising awareness through research, communication and awareness campaigns. BNWLA aims to develop and improve the knowledge, skills and attitude of mass people so that they can play a vital role in prevention of all forms of discrimination and violence especially against women and children.
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