Meeting of the Thematic Committee on Providing
recommendations on human rights protection
related laws, treaties and other international instruments
Meeting of this committee was held on
29 April 2021. NHRCB Chairman and
Chair of this Committee Nasima
Begum, ndc presided over the meeting.
She said that we all noticed that
violence against women increased
during covid situation. NHRCB had
started National Inquiry on this issue.
It has been noticed that Bangladesh
has made significant achievements in
terms of women empowerment. But
the violence against women had
blurred
these
achievements.
“However, it is a matter of hope that, at
present if a woman or girl becomes
rape victim, she or her family members
lodges case. Media played very crucial
role in this regard” she mentioned. The
members of the committee discussed,
“Government is committed to end
VAW. Article 28(4) stipulates those
special measures should be taken in
this regard. Right to property is settled
as per family Law/Shariah Law in
Bangladesh. But women do not get
exact portion of their property. We all
need to ensure women’s right to
property. Now a days, if there is no son
in a family, property goes out of that
family. Women cannot be dependent
on others in present situation. Thus, we
need to rethink about the issue and
take initiative so that people can give
property to their daughters.
Meeting of the Thematic Committee on Migration,
Migrant Workers Rights and Anti-trafficking
Members of Thematic Committee on Migration, Migrant Workers Rights and
Anti-trafficking
National Human Rights Commission
Annual Report 2021
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