| Case Name and Number: | Juvenile Prisoners’ case, Writ Petition No. 6373/2007. |
| Parties: | ASK and BLAST Vs. Government and others |
| Court: | High Court Division of the Supreme Court |
| Judges: | Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, Justice Farid Ahmed |
| ASK’s Role: | Petitioner |
| Conducting Lawyer: | Md. Nizamul Huq |
| Subject Matter: | Detention of juvenile prisoners in different jails of Bangladesh with the adult prisoners instead of Juvenile Development Centres violating the Children Act 1974 and specific fundamental rights. |
| Court’s Response: | The Court issued a rule nisi upon the Government on July 24, 2007 and directed the authorities to transfer the juveniles to the Juvenile Development Centres from Jails. Court also directed the Government to submit the list of the juveniles detained in different jails. |
| Current Status: | Juveniles have been transferred to the Juvenile Development Centre from jails. The case is pending for final hearing. |
| ASK Contact: | Abu Obaidur Rahman, Senior Coordinator, Legal Advocacy & Policy Reform Unit. Email:ask@citechco.net |
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) is a legal aid and human rights organisation in Bangladesh having the UNECOSOC consultative status
Website Visitor
 Visit Today : 176 |
 Visit Yesterday : 590 |
 Total Visit : 387358 |
 Who's Online : 5 |