Bangladeshi women rally against gender-based violence

BD women rally against gender-based violence

Around 3,000 women rallied Friday in Bangladesh for the country's interim government to openly support a commission tasked with addressing gender-based violence. The Women's Affairs Reform Commission was set up by the caretaker government of Nobel Peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus in November as part of its efforts to reform systems established during the iron-fisted rule of former Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina. Bangladesh's influential coalition…

Bangladeshi women rally against gender-based violence

DHAKA: Around 3,000 women rallied on Friday (May 16) in Bangladesh for the country's interim government to openly support a commission tasked with addressing gender-based violence. The Women's Affairs Reform Commission was set up by the caretaker government of Nobel Peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus in Nov

Addressing gender equality, violence - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Statement by the Alliance for State Action to End Gender-based Violence (ASA) on concerted action for gender equality and ending gender-based violence THE ASA congratulates the United National Congress-led Coalition of Interests on its assumption of office. We understand that the Department of Gender and Child Affairs will be a part of the Ministry of the People and Social Development, and we welcome the focus on children given their specific d…