violence against children
Teachers are supposed to protect, not fatally punish students
Brutal treatment of students at a school in Satkhira has raised alarms
Kicking a football is no crime
Why are children still subjected to random violence and abuse?
Is a policy directive enough to stop school bullying?
This isn't the first time that regulations and directives have been issued by education authorities regarding bullying. The question is if and how the new directive can make a difference.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Child abuse and our crumbling social norms
There is a bias against the poor that leads to a general acceptance of violence against them.
National Girl Child Day: No country for our daughters
Although Sustainable Development Goals target ending abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against children by 2030, Bangladesh is yet to go a long way in this regard.
Editorial / Justice denied
According to a report by Prothom Alo, 97 percent of these cases filed in five tribunals in Dhaka district, over the last 15 years, ended up with no conviction. Some cases described in the report are disturbing and constitute absolute examples of why justice delayed is justice denied.
Editorial / Violence against children continues
In the nine months since January this year, at least 363 children were raped and 15 died as a result, according to Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).
VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN / When did torture become the norm?
It has become apparent that we live in a country where being signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child means little more than a perfunctory nod to the accepted international code of propriety.
Editorial / Rising trend in violence against children
Despite lofty rhetoric regarding our commitment to the protection of the 'future of our nation' the reality of the state of our children is grim if not macabre.
Violence against children
We fully endorse the anxiety expressed by a local human rights organisation at the increasing incidence of violence against children.
Indigenous women and girls need protection
Despite the government's pledge to adopt a zero tolerance for violence against women and children, there has not been significant progress in the ground realities.
Violence against women and children
A study by Brac University's School of Law has found that between 2009 and 2014, the overall conviction rate under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act 2000 in three district tribunals, including one in Dhaka, was only 0.86 percent.
Death, life top penalties for rape and killing
Both death and life term can be awarded as highest punishment for rape and killing under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, the Supreme Court has ruled. Now, Section 6(2) of Women and Children Repression Prevention (Special) Act 1995 will become void.
