ASK Documentation monitors cases of domestic violence, fatwa, stalking, sexual harassment and rape. The Mediation and Rapid Response Unit along with the Litigation Unit provide legal aid whilst the Psycho Social Unit provide counseling, medical or economic support to those trying to sustain legal battles. Read detailed summary online.
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Rape | Statistics | January - September 2013
- 868 Women were raped between January to September 2013
- 482 Cases were filed
- 102 Minors between 7 to 12 Years Old were Raped during this period.
- 207 Incidents of Gang Rape
Statistics online.
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Fatwa Violence | January - September 2013
''In 2009 Ain-o-Salish Kendra (ASK), Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), BRAC, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP), and Nijera Kori, brought a public interest litigation. They challenged the failure of the concerned authority to address extrajudicial punishments imposed by salish ... Read online.
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Dowry Related Violence Statistics | January - September 2013
- 265 Cases of Dowry Related Violence
- 128 Deaths after Physical Torture
- 111 Cases Filed
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Acid Violence | Statistics | January - September 2013
- 22 Cases of Acid Violence
- 11 of these Cases were filed at Court
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Madaripur Brothel Contempt Notice Rule Issued - 19 November 2013
The Contempt Notice was sent to those who failed to take action during the illegal eviction on 27 August 2013. ASK had applied for an extension for the sex workers to continue to earn their living, the sudden eviction has left the women unable to fulfil their basic monetary needs. ASK are currently advocating a case against the vested interests of ... Read online.
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ASK Press Statement | Attack on Madaripur Brothel65 Sex Workers Missing, 60 Injured
Ain o Saliah Kendra (ASK) expresses its grave concern and strongly condemns the recent attack, eviction and looting at Madaripur Brothel.
According to different media reports, on 27 August 2013, activists of Islahe Qoum Parishad attacked the brothel situated at Puranbazar of Madaripur and evicted the sex-workers. They ransacked the brothel and ...
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Pending Justice for Rape Victim Who Burned herself to Death
Case no: 19(6) 2013 ASK
Tapoti Parui is an ordinary girl of Gangani in Satkhira. Tapoti lived with her old and sick parents, brother, brother’s wife and their male child.
On the 4th of June 2013, her brother and his wife went to his in laws house for attending his sister in law’s ...
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Successful Arrest of Rapist
*Real Names have been withheld for safety Sima Akther* told us that her younger sister Liza Akther* is physically and mentally disabled. Their mother is their father’s second wife. Fifteen years ago their father sent their mother, Rabia Begum out from the house. The two sisters ... Read online.
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Not ''Vicious'' but Valiant | UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
From the June Archives
On 1st June 2013, Chief of the Madrassah based Hefajat-e-Islam, Shah Ahmed Shafi, warned that the UN should keep in mind the country's '‘internal culture, religious rites, national feelings and mentality’', that the country was ninety per cent muslim and that ''Muslim's prioritise their religious conventions and directives''. He commented Rashida Manjoo's comments as a ...
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