ASF partakes Human Rights Day discussion program at the North Plaza of Parliament House
On the occasion of Human Rights Day on 10th December 2021, the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, development partners and non-governmental organizations formed a human chain and organized a discussion program at the North Plaza of Parliament House to raise awareness around the prevention of violence against women.
Hon’ble Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, Hon’ble Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni, Aroma Dutta MP, Women Parliamentarians, UNDP representatives, and representatives of the Swedish Embassy spoke at the event.
Speakers also included abused indigenous women, victims of the August 21 grenade attack, activists tackling child marriage, representatives of the transgender community, and the Acid Survivors Foundation.
Speakers shared stories of women abused and violated and how they triumphed over their ordeal.
On behalf of the Acid Survivors Foundation, Case-management coordinator Tahmina Islam partook in the event and highlighted survivors’ gruesome journey to healing post-acid attack and the foundation’s current state.
