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
Human Chain: raising awareness on drug prevention and violence against women and girls
On August 9, 2023 (Wednesday) at 4 pm, a human chain was held in front of Adarshanagar, Kalshi main road, Pallabi, Mirpur, Dhaka, with the
Administered by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad Research Survey on Causes and Social Impacts of Child Marriage
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) has been continuously struggling for more than 5 decades with the aim of establishing equal rights and equal status of women
Human Chain and Discussion to Stop Sexual Harassment at Rajshahi University Including All Educational Institutions
On 31st May 2023, at 4 p.m. Bangladesh Mahila Parishad organized a human chain at Topkhana Road in front of the National Press Club with
