ASK’s Legal Aid Services –January, 2026

During the period, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) handled 206 registrations, including 170 females and 36 males, with several survivors from marginalised and persons with disabilities groups. Of these cases, 164 were addressed through the Mediation Unit and 42 through the Litigation Unit. The Unit registered 20 new survivors, conducted 17 mediation sessions, followed up with 8 survivors and provided legal advice to 46 individuals. Helpline services were extended to 120 survivors; rapid response support was provided in 9 cases and counselling services were offered to 7 survivors and offered couple therapy to 3. Recovered dower and maintenance (including children) of taka 5, 29,900/ (Five lac twenty-nine thousand and nine hundred) through mediation. At field level, a total of 46 clients were registered, 3 new cases were formally initiated and handled by HRLF, 5 emergency response interventions, 16 mediation sessions and 2 RTI applications and formal petitions/complaints were submitted to the NHRC and other relevant authorities. Partner Organisations ( SODESH, AVAS ,OWDEB, ACD, ASED and MPS) engaged directly with communities to identify register individuals, explain available services and secure informed consent. These activities were implemented under the EngageNow project, part of the Nagorikata: Civic Engagement Fund (CEF) programme, with support from the Embassy of Switzerland and Global Affairs Canada (GAC).