Body to protect rights of disadvantaged children
A total of 12 organisations formed a National Watch Group on September 25 for re-establishing the rights of disadvantaged children especially those of the sex workers.
The 12 members of the Group are Durjoy Nari Sangha, Sex Workers' Network of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum, Jagaranee Chakra Foundation, Society for Social Services, Shapla Mahila Sangha, ActionAid Bangladesh, Plan Bangladesh and CARE Bangladesh.
"Apart from the 12 organisations, civil society members like Prof HKS Arefin of Dhaka University, child rights activist Wahida Banu and journalist Khairuzzaman Kamal are also involved with the National Watch Group. The Watch Group will collect data from different parts of the country where children of sex workers are being deprived of their rights and finally a report will be published in this regard," said Shahanz Begum, president of Durjoy Nari Sangha, while addressing a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) yesterday.
Mainuddin Ahmed, co-ordinator of Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum, said the children of sex workers face tremendous social discriminations because of their identities.
Chanchala Mandal of Shapla Manabik Sangstha, Hena of Sex Workers' Networks of Bangladesh and Sonia Arefin of CARE Bangladesh were also present at the conference.
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