HRLS
April 6, 2012
Hundreds of houses destroyed, thousands of people walking about with frustration in their eyes, some are gathered in processions... house wares, broken furniture scattered on the ground along with pieces of broken bricks and tin sheets. Houses of 1000 families in Korail slum has been destroyed yesterday.
February 20, 2012
It is a distinct pleasure to be hosting and organizing the first ever seminar on Human Rights and Technology in Bangladesh[1]. BRAC’s Human Rights and Legal Aid Services Programme, the world’s largest NGO led legal aid programme, has sought a unique way to commemorate its 25th anniversary of operations. We have aimed to bring together two worlds that are not automatically thought of on the same wavelength, and yet have a lot to contribute to each others’ objectives. It is an honour to provide, through this Seminar, a meeting ground between the world of human rights, social justice and community empowerment and the world of tech
October 11, 2011
In the early hours of 24 August, after several futile attempts to sleep, I found myself doing the opposite of what sleep experts recommend – reading the news. I was scrolling down the online edition BDNews. It’s a good thing I did what I did then, because within a few seconds one news item got me fully awake. It stated that a few hours before a new law on vagrants had been tabled and passed in Parliament! The report stated that this law “Vagrants and Shelterless Persons Act 2011” now permits, amongst other things, forcibly instituting the poor, the shelterless, beggars and vagrants into “shelter homes” through arrests, and would make it a punishable offence with imposition of jail term and fine for attempts to leave the shelter homes.
August 11, 2010
This post was written by Ashish Mitter, an undergraduate student at Yale University who is interning with BRAC's Human Rights and Legal Aid Services (HRLS) Program in Bangladesh. Ashish's post is a reflection of a recent visit he made to Dhaka Central Metropolitan Magistrate's Court.
June 14, 2010
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Annie Escobar is an Intern with BRAC's Human Rights and Legal Services department in Bangladesh. Below is her introductory post for her internship in Bangladesh. Be sure to check out her blog for more stories about her experience with BRAC and some amazing photos.