CA calls for raising voice against violence on women
Monday, 12 November 2007
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed called for ending domestic violence against women through properly following social, state and religious rules, regulations, instructions and values, reports UNB.
"To prevent repression on women they have to be given equal rights considering them equivalent to man in family, social and state systems. If inequality and injustice persist within the family, all our achievements at national level would go in vain", the CA observed.
The CA urged all citizens to raise their voice and be active against domestic violence on women.
He was addressing a function inaugurating a two-day National Change Makers Convention 2007 organised by Paribarik Nirjaton Protirodh Jote (Alliance to End Domestic Violence against Women) at Bangladesh-China Freindship Conference Centre in the city Sunday.
Paribarik Nirjaton Protorodh Jote is an alliance comprising 236 social, cultural, volunteer, labour and professional organisations launched in September 2004. It is spearheading a campaign entitled "Amrao Pari Paribarik Nirjaton Protirodh Korte (We Can Stop Domestic Violence against Women)" in the country.
The campaign was being simultaneously observed in other South Asian countries like India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
In Bangladesh there were 0.2 million (2.0 lakh) male and female change makers in the alliance who were carrying out the campaign to rectify discriminatory mindset of people towards women to bring harmony in all spheres of the society.
So far in last three years the change makers had reached the message of 'Amrao Pari' campaign among about 10 million (one crore) people of 44 districts in Bangladesh, the function was told.
The target of the organisation was to increase the number of change makers to 1.0 million (10 lakh) by the year 2010.
Women and Children Affairs Adviser Geetiara Safiya Chowdhury, Chairperson of Manusher Jonnya Shahin Anam, Action Aid Country Director Farah Kabir and OXFAM representative Heather Blackwell also spoke on the occasion.
Chairperson of Paribarik Nirjaton Protirodh Jote and former adviser of the caretaker government Sultana Kamal presided over the inaugural function.
Expressing soliderity with the assembly to establish a Bangladesh free of domestic violence, Fakhruddin urged the sensible persons of the society to build up an environment of protest against violence on women.
He called for building up a Bangladesh where women would attain new and higher seat of honour and dignity in the society.
Referring to progress in women empowerment, the CA said it was undeniable that position of women in family and society had improved in recent times. Today, women were taking active role to establish their own rights and prevent repression and sufferings.
He said women's proportional contribution in both formal and informal sectors of the national economy was increasing gradually.
"We'll have to keep up the efforts to establish equal rights and equal dignity for women in all spheres of the society," he said.
Responding to a demand from Paribarik Nirjaton Protirodh Jote to enact laws against domestic violence, the CA said the matter had been under consideration of the government.
Speaking on the occasion, change maker Moneja Begum narrated her painful life due to repression by her husband since her early marriage and how she changed the attitude and behaviour of her husband after becoming a change maker of the alliance.
Now they were living happily fulfilling life, she informed the function.
About 2,500 change makers from various districts were attending the conference.
"To prevent repression on women they have to be given equal rights considering them equivalent to man in family, social and state systems. If inequality and injustice persist within the family, all our achievements at national level would go in vain", the CA observed.
The CA urged all citizens to raise their voice and be active against domestic violence on women.
He was addressing a function inaugurating a two-day National Change Makers Convention 2007 organised by Paribarik Nirjaton Protirodh Jote (Alliance to End Domestic Violence against Women) at Bangladesh-China Freindship Conference Centre in the city Sunday.
Paribarik Nirjaton Protorodh Jote is an alliance comprising 236 social, cultural, volunteer, labour and professional organisations launched in September 2004. It is spearheading a campaign entitled "Amrao Pari Paribarik Nirjaton Protirodh Korte (We Can Stop Domestic Violence against Women)" in the country.
The campaign was being simultaneously observed in other South Asian countries like India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
In Bangladesh there were 0.2 million (2.0 lakh) male and female change makers in the alliance who were carrying out the campaign to rectify discriminatory mindset of people towards women to bring harmony in all spheres of the society.
So far in last three years the change makers had reached the message of 'Amrao Pari' campaign among about 10 million (one crore) people of 44 districts in Bangladesh, the function was told.
The target of the organisation was to increase the number of change makers to 1.0 million (10 lakh) by the year 2010.
Women and Children Affairs Adviser Geetiara Safiya Chowdhury, Chairperson of Manusher Jonnya Shahin Anam, Action Aid Country Director Farah Kabir and OXFAM representative Heather Blackwell also spoke on the occasion.
Chairperson of Paribarik Nirjaton Protirodh Jote and former adviser of the caretaker government Sultana Kamal presided over the inaugural function.
Expressing soliderity with the assembly to establish a Bangladesh free of domestic violence, Fakhruddin urged the sensible persons of the society to build up an environment of protest against violence on women.
He called for building up a Bangladesh where women would attain new and higher seat of honour and dignity in the society.
Referring to progress in women empowerment, the CA said it was undeniable that position of women in family and society had improved in recent times. Today, women were taking active role to establish their own rights and prevent repression and sufferings.
He said women's proportional contribution in both formal and informal sectors of the national economy was increasing gradually.
"We'll have to keep up the efforts to establish equal rights and equal dignity for women in all spheres of the society," he said.
Responding to a demand from Paribarik Nirjaton Protirodh Jote to enact laws against domestic violence, the CA said the matter had been under consideration of the government.
Speaking on the occasion, change maker Moneja Begum narrated her painful life due to repression by her husband since her early marriage and how she changed the attitude and behaviour of her husband after becoming a change maker of the alliance.
Now they were living happily fulfilling life, she informed the function.
About 2,500 change makers from various districts were attending the conference.