Bangladesh became a party to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 1998 and has enacted the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act…

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…

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:…

“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…

“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…

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…

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: 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…

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…