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Statements

ASK gravely concerned over the Police brutality at Islamic University
22 July 2010
ASK is concerned over the Police Brutality at Islamic University that left 25 injured, including teachers and students, who were demanding the end of existing paralyzed situation at the university…………

ASK gravely concerned by the death of six robbers at the hand of mob.
19 July 2010
ASK expresses deep concern over the mob beating that took place in Gazipur on 18th July which left six robbers dead and six others critically injured………..

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Litigations

ASK and BLAST challenge inaction over corporal punishment of children in schools and madrasas
High Court show cause on govt, direction on Education Ministry
18 July 2010

ASK and BLAST, challenged the systematic failure of the Government to take action regarding repeated and severe incidents of corporal punishment – including caning, beating and chaining of children by teachers in schools and madrasas as a gross violation of human rights………
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Writ petitions of ASK, BLAST, BRAC, BMP and Nijera Kori
HC rules against all extra-judicial punishments
8 July 2010

The High Court in a verdict on 8 July 2010 declared all kinds of extrajudicial punishment including those made in the name of fatwa in local arbitration illegal and without lawful authority. ……
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Reports

UPR Forum handed over Human Rights Report Card to the Foreign Secretary
23 June 2010

The UPR Forum, consisting of 17 Human Rights and Development Organizations handed over a Report Card to the Foreign Secretary on Wednesday, 23rd June 2010 analyzing the present Human Rights situation in the light of the commitments made by Bangladesh one year ago in the UN Human Rights Council.……. Full Report

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Events

Prevention committee to be put in place in every single educational Institution to combat teasing.
18 May 2010

Mass social movement is necessary to put an end to teasing. And this awareness must begin at schools- was the overall observation put forwarded by participants in a discussion titled ‘Our role to prevent teasing’ organized by Ain o Shalish Kendra (ASK)……
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Visit of Indonesian Women Parliamentarians in Bangladesh
11 February 2010

Three Indonesian Women Parliamentarians visited Bangladesh from 18-20 January 2010. Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) and Steps Towards Development (Steps) facilitated the visit with the support of APWLD. …
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