Legal aid
Mission, Vision, Objectives, Activities
Discrimination, violence against women and girls (VAWG) is prevailing in family, society and state due to discriminatory attitude on women and girls, unequal power relation of patriarchal society, discriminatory family laws, social norms and practices. Incidents of VAWG acts as a major hindrance towards women’s dignity and equality of men and women. If discrimination and VAWG exist, it’s impossible to establish an equality-based humanitarian family, society and state. Therefore, from the early 80’s, Legal Aid Sub- Committee of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad started its journey of preventing and protecting VAWG with a view to violence free equality-based family, society and state.
Legal Aid Sub- Committee of BMP is carrying out multidimensional activities for prevention and protection of VAWG. It is promoting right based and service-oriented activities, operating discriminatory law reform movement and social integration of VAWG victims to reach its goal.
Major Activities of the Sub-Committee:
- Assistance to victims of VAWG.
- Receipt complain petition.
- Legal advice given to victims of VAWG.
- Counseling.
- Peaceful settlement of family disputes through mediation (ADR).
- Conducting cases of victims of VAWG.
- Ensure safe shelter to victims of VAWG in the shelter home named Rokeya Sadan.
- Law reform movement for discriminatory law reform.
- Awareness program with multi- stakeholders against VAWG.
- Submission of deputation and memorandum for ensuring justice.
- Research activities.
- Joint activities with GO and NGO.
- Working for strengthening gender justice system.
- Social resistance movement against VAWG.
Major Activities of the Sub-Committee:
- Assistance to victims of VAWG has been done.
- A mentionable number of family disputes is amicably settled through mediation (ADR).
- Recovery of dower money and maintenance has been strengthened.
- Verdict in VAWG cases is achieved, justice reached to victims which has strengthened Legal Aid movement.
- Law reform movement has been accelerated & new laws for women have been enacted.
- Awareness of mass people against VAWG is increased.
- Confidence of people to legal activism of BMP is increased.
- Social resistance movement against VAWG is progressed.
- Different sections of people and youth are participating in social resistance movement against VAWG.
Recent Activities
View Exchange Meeting on Prevention of Sexual Harassment in Universities and Other Educational Institutions
On 20 February 2024, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) organized a view exchange meeting on the prevention of sexual harassment in universities and other educational institutions
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) Delegation Meets Chief Justice to Discuss About Gender-Friendly Justice System
On February 15, 2024, a group from Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) met with the Chief Justice of Bangladesh, Obaidul Hassan. During this meeting, the delegation
“Community Run in Dhaka, BMP & BD Runners Marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Human Rights Day, and Rokeya Day”
A community-run was arranged on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 7:00 am, from Dhaka’s Central Shaheed Minar to Shahbag by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) and
