Category Archives: Advocacy

Rally and Discussion meeting in Moheshpur on Violence and Rape against Women and Children

Human Rights Defenders Forum (HRDF), with the support of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) organised a rally and discussion meeting on the morning of 31 January, 2019, in Fotepur Gazironnesa…

Preventing Online Sexual Harassment of Children: Legal Analysis

Discussion Meeting Preventing Online Sexual Harassment of Children: Legal Analysis  On 28 January 2019, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) organised a discussion meeting, titled, “Preventing Online Sexual Harassment of Children:…

Human Rights Situation in Bangladesh, 2018: Observation by Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK)

“In comparison to previous years, the rate of extra-judicial killings has increased, specially with the introduction of the Anti-Narcotics Drive and the subsequent incidents of ‘cross-fire”, Sheepa Hafiza, Executive Director…

Protecting and Preventing Online Sexual Exploitation of Children and Cyber Security: Rights & Responsibility of Internet Service Providers

“It is our social responsibility to make people aware of online sexual exploitation of children,” SM Julfikar Haider, President, Cyber Cafe Owners Association of Bangladesh (CCOAB) shared in a discussion…

National Level Launching of ASTHA Project

On 11 December 2018, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) inaugurated the project  ‘ASTHA: Strengthening Access to Multi-Sectoral Public Services for Gender Based Violence (GBV) Survivors in Bangladesh’. The event was chaired by…

Workshop on Human Rights Education

A three-day Workshop on Human Rights Education was organized by Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) for the students of Drama and Dramatics Department, Jahangirnagar University, and held at Jahangirnagar University, from 11-13…

ASTHA: Uniting to Put an End to Gender Based Violence

‘ASTHA: Strengthening Access to Multi-Sectoral Public Services for Gender Based Violence (GBV) Survivors in Bangladesh’ project has observed the 16 days of activism at district, union and upazila level of the…

Implementation of Bangladesh’s International Human Rights Obligations

With the aim of highlighting Bangladesh’s international human rights obligations under treaty bodies, UPR, UN Special Procedures and voluntary pledges, Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB) organized a round-table discussion on…

Civil Society Dialogue with National Human Rights Commission, Bangladesh

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) was one of the forefront organizations who had advocated for the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Bangladesh.  After the establishment of…