BLAST’s innovation, SafePlus, empowers youth groups to tackle early child marriage by providing leadership, negotiation and legal training, supervised and delivered by experienced paralegals. Details... SAFE PLUS Paralegal Profile Munia Akhter Munia Akhter, an undergraduate Psychology student of Government Titumir College of Dhaka, has emerged as a dynamic
In 2007, a number of human rights organisations, network organisations, and human rights activists jointly formed a citizens’ coalition named “Citizens' Initiative Against Domestic Violence (CIDV)”. CIDV is a network that is committed to prevent domestic violence against women. Every member organisation and individual involved in this initiative is actively working to protect the rights
Despite increasing reports of rape in the media, conviction rates remain low and rapists continue to enjoy impunity. Meanwhile, most rape victims and survivors still do not come to court to seek redress, and even when they do, they are often forced to abandon the prosecution in the face of threats. Details...
