Category Archives: Violence Against Women

Rape

Victims of Rape | January – December 2013

See Table below 813 Cases reported and 185 attempts to Rape. 287  victims were aged under 18, 188 of them were 12 or under 256 Gang Rapes Only 553 of…

Madaripur Brothel | Contempt Case Rule Filed Against Those Who Failed to Protect Evictees

The Contempt Notice Rule was issued against those responsible for not taking action on the 19th of November 2013. ASK had applied for an extension for the sex workers to…

Rape

Rape | Statistics | January – September 2013

 868 Women were raped between January to September 2013 482 Cases were filed 102 Minors between 7 to 12 Years Old were Raped during this period. 207 Incidents of Gang…

Violence Against Domestic Workers | Statistics | January – September 2013

  61 Cases of Violence Reported 25 of these cases of violence were inflicted on workers aged between 13 and 18 Only 18 of the cases had been filed. Violence…

Fatwa Violence | January – September 2013

  VAW – Violence Instigated by Salish-Fatwa – 3Qtr 2013 ”In 2009 Ain-o-Salish Kendra (ASK), Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), BRAC, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP), and Nijera Kori,…