VAW
Violence Against Women (VAW)Victim blaming in rape is a social illness
It's never our dressing style that makes a man rape us. It's their rotten mind. We have to acknowledge that and we have to fight against that, write Zara Ahmed
Roundtable
Easier resolution demanded for online violence against women
ActionAid Bangladesh organised a roundtable on 'Prevention of online violence against women: Challenges and the way ahead'
Who will control online violence against women?
The government has certain programmes to address online violence against women, but for certain mysterious reasons, these programmes are not fully effective. So are the concerned authorities not ...
Media cafe
Call to form effective anti-harassment committees in garment factories
Speakers at a virtual meeting on ‘Reproductive Health Services in the RMG Sector,’ called for the formation of effective anti-harassment committees in every garment factory to prevent violence and ...
Virtual roundtable
Gender discrimination and women with disabilities: Covid-19 perspective
A virtual roundtable on ‘Gender discrimination and the state women with disabilities: Covid-19 perspective’ was organised on 24 December by Light for the World, Women with Disabilities Development ...
45pc victims of rape, gang rape and murder after rape, are children
A large percentage of rape victims over the past 10 months in the capital city are from low income families
BIPSS Policy Cafe
Sensitisation, not impunity, needed against gender-based violence
Gender-based violence that existed in the country and beyond has been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BRAC data
Gender-based violence rises with COVID-19
BRAC releases new data on gender-based violence in conjunction with 16 days of activism, which run through December 10
Virtual dialogue
Actions against Sexual Violence
The collective voices of 120 experts and activists called for action to end sexual violence, at the inaugural event of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence
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