Bangladesh Mahila Parishad has been uninterruptedly
working for establishing women’s human rights through
women’s empowerment in all spheres for around four
decades since its inception. One part of this activity
it has been giving legal aid to women’s who are
victims of violence to ensure justice for around three
decades. At present legal aid is given to women’s
victim all over the country through central office and
61 organizational district branches of Bangladesh
Mahila Parishad.
Except government holidays lawyers work from 10 am
till 6 pm at central office of Bangladesh Mahila
Parishad to operate legal aid activities duly and to
give information about legal rights, to take direct
complain informing about legal remedies through
counseling, to conduct mediation through “Board of
Mediation” taking both party’s consent, to conduct
cases and other required legal help.
Legal aid is given in matters of two types to women
who are victims of violence at Bangladesh Mahila
Parishad. (1) Any family matter relating to family
laws, i.e. to keep wife in his father’s house, do not
maintain wife and children, guardianship of children,
dower, dissolution of marriage peacefully on failure
of mediation. (2) Any matter relating to repression of
women and children, i.e. torture for dowry, rape, gang
rape, trafficking, kidnapping, sexual harassment,
murder, provoked suicide and other related matters.
From beginning till end of any matter Bangladesh
Mahila Parishad give legal assistance uninterruptedly
as per rule of the organization. |
