City Desk :
Responsive and effective role of religious leaders is very vital towards ensuring women’s access to justice for establishing a non-discriminatory and equitable society.
Imams and other Islamic Scholars should discharge their social duties and responsibilities for the sake of freeing the society from gender discrimination through ending all sorts of disparity and violence against women especially girls.
These were viewed in closing session of a two-day long training styled “Role of Religious Leaders in Establishing Human Rights and Justice for Women” held in DASCOH Training Centre in Rajshahi yesterday. Brotee Somaj Kolyan Sangstha (BSKS) under its project titled ‘Protecting the Vulnerable through Community Legal Services’ organised the training in association with Community Legal Services and UKaid.
District Legal Aid Officer Selim Reza and President of Advocate Bar Association Nazmus Sadaat addressed the session as chief and special guests respectively with BSKS Project Director Shashanka Boron Roy in the chair. Regional Coordinator and Legal Advocacy Officer Ashique Iqbal and its Training and Communication Coordinator Razendra Kumar Das also spoke.
The speakers unanimously said emphasis should be given on women empowerment together with ensuring proper institutional education to them and prevention of early marriage, sexual harassment and other violence against them.
During his concept paper presentation, Advocate Ashique Iqbal said main thrust of the project is to improve access to justice and existing legal service procedure for un-served population like poor and extreme poor adibashi concentrated areas in four upazilas of Rajshahi and Nawgaon districts.
Responsive and effective role of religious leaders is very vital towards ensuring women’s access to justice for establishing a non-discriminatory and equitable society.
Imams and other Islamic Scholars should discharge their social duties and responsibilities for the sake of freeing the society from gender discrimination through ending all sorts of disparity and violence against women especially girls.
These were viewed in closing session of a two-day long training styled “Role of Religious Leaders in Establishing Human Rights and Justice for Women” held in DASCOH Training Centre in Rajshahi yesterday. Brotee Somaj Kolyan Sangstha (BSKS) under its project titled ‘Protecting the Vulnerable through Community Legal Services’ organised the training in association with Community Legal Services and UKaid.
District Legal Aid Officer Selim Reza and President of Advocate Bar Association Nazmus Sadaat addressed the session as chief and special guests respectively with BSKS Project Director Shashanka Boron Roy in the chair. Regional Coordinator and Legal Advocacy Officer Ashique Iqbal and its Training and Communication Coordinator Razendra Kumar Das also spoke.
The speakers unanimously said emphasis should be given on women empowerment together with ensuring proper institutional education to them and prevention of early marriage, sexual harassment and other violence against them.
During his concept paper presentation, Advocate Ashique Iqbal said main thrust of the project is to improve access to justice and existing legal service procedure for un-served population like poor and extreme poor adibashi concentrated areas in four upazilas of Rajshahi and Nawgaon districts.
