Category Archives: Advocacy

Press Conference on Human Rights Situation 2021

‘We all are covered in a blanket of fear in such a way that we are also working with some restrictions,’ said Md. Nur Khan, the General Secretary of the…

Civil Society Dialogue with the National Human Rights Commission

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) organised a "Dialogue between National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Human Rights Activists" on 23 December to discuss the current human rights situation of the…

ASK’s Human Chain on Human Rights Day 2021

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) formed a Human Chain marking Human Rights Day 2021 on 10 December at Asad Gate in Dhaka. ASK’s partner organisations, Community Based Organisations (CBOs) and…

Experts Opine the Necessity for an Effective South Asian Regional Human Rights Mechanism

It is an inevitable necessity to have a framework through which the inherent, indivisible and inalienable human rights can be guaranteed and protected especially in the South Asian region. The…

Consultation on the Implementation of UNCAT Recommendations: Assessing Progress and Challenges

  Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), as the Secretariat of Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB), arranged a ‘Consultation on the implementation of UNCAT Recommendations: Assessing Progress and Challenges of Bangladesh’…

Ensuring Government’s Human Rights Accountability: Is the NHRC Fulfilling Its Mandate?

  The National Human Rights Commission, Bangladesh has to ensure that they are fully exercising their mandate to ensure accountability of the government in promoting and protecting human rights of…

The Situation of Torture in Bangladesh: Challenges to Ensure Justice for Victims of Torture and Their Families

Democracy, rule of law, justice and human rights are all inter-related and inter-connected. Torture must not be used as a weapon. The Government must try and ensure justice for the…