Most violence against women take place at households
The majority of violence against women take place at their own residences, but in most of the cases these incidents go unreported and women suffer silently while the abusers escape unpunished, speakers at a workshop said yesterday.
Prip Trust organised the workshop titled 'International workshop on situation of violence against women in Bangladesh' at IDB Bhaban auditorium in the city.
Renowned journalist Baby Moudud inaugurated the workshop.
Aroma Dutta, executive director of Prip Trust, said, “Violence against women still occurs in large number. However, the forms of violence have only taken different shapes these days with the advent of globalisation.”
A survey of Prip Trust was presented at the workshop, which shows physical torture is the most common form of violence against women followed by sexual harassment and dowry. Husbands are the top most aggressors in the country, it added.
The workshop was also participated by Indian and Nepali partners of Prip Trust.
Suparna Mitra, manager empowerment, Self Help Group Promotion Forum, discussed on the general status of women in India, which according to her is quite appalling even after the introduction of protective tools and enactment of many laws.
Mitra said at least one crime is being committed against women in India in every three minutes and about two-third of the married women are victims of domestic violence.
Seventy five percent do not seek help for the sake of the family's honour and more than 50 percent pregnant women experience physical torture. About 6,000 deaths take place every year for dowry.
Rachana Shreshtha, programme officer, South Asia Partnership International, Nepal spoke on violence against women in politics.
Character assassination, harassment and sexual abuse alongside murder, rape, intimidation and abduction of women politicians and their family members are amongst the most common violence against women in politics, she said.
The workshop recommended ensuring education for girl children, educating people on moral ethics, ensuring 100 percent marriage registration, ensuring women's rights to property and access to legal aid, eliminating superstitions etc.
Mahmuda Khandaker of CARE Bangladesh and Bidyut Devnath of SPADE, West Bengal also spoke on the occasion.
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