News Category: Human Rights
8th annual divisional sports of persons with disability held
8th annual divisional sports competition of persons with disability held at M.A Aziz Stadium, Chittagong on 28 December organized by NASPD and CSD. About 800 competitors (Persons with disability) in 83…
RDRS team visited YPSA’s shelter home for the trafficking survivors at Cox’sbazar
RDRS Bangladesh team consist of 18 staffs led by Mr. Azam, Program Manager of RDRS, Health Program visited Shanta Niloy (YPSA’s shelter home for the trafficking survivors) at Cox’sbazar on…
Prevention of human trafficking crimes requires raising awareness through enforcing law
“Human trafficking is a crime against humanity. Every year, thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers. Prevention of human trafficking crimes requires raising awareness through enforcing law, supporting…
6th Annual Convention of Self-help Organization of Persons with Disabilities held
6th Annual Convention of Self-help Organization of Persons with Disabilities was held at YPSA HRDC Sitakund Campus on 22 December 2012. Thousands of representatives from 40 Self Help Organizations of…
International Migrants Day 2012 observed at Sitakund
YPSA’s Migrants Rights to Information and Services project organized rally and discussion meeting on International Migrants Day 2012 at Sitakund. Migrant Rights’ Protection Committee members participated in the program.
International Migrants Day 2012 observed in Chittagong
Department of Manpower and Employment, RAMRU, YPSA jointly organized rally, discussion meeting and information fair at Chittagong to mark the International Migrants Day 2012. Chittagong District Employment and Manpower Office assistant director Jahirul Alam…
YPSA observed International Migrants Day 2012 at Cox’sbazar
With the theme “We will go abroad complying with law, build our country bringing in remittances” YPSA, Cox’sbazar District Administration, Cox’sbazar District Employment & Manpower Office and Survivor Voice ANIRBAN Jointly…
YPSA observed World Human Rights Day 2012
YPSA and Survivor Voice Anirban jointly organized rally, human chain and signature campaign to mark the World Human Rights Day 2012 at Cox’sbazar on 10 December with the support of Winrock…
YPSA observed International Disability Day 2012.
Social welfare department, Sitakund Upazilla and Federation of DPOs Organized rally and discussion meeting at Sitakund Upazilla Auditorium to mark the International Disability 2012 Day on 3 December with the…
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Woman 2012 observed
YPSA celebrated International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Woman 2012. Rally and Discussion meeting were organized by Chittagong District Administration to mark the day.
YPSA observed World Food Day 2012
YPSA organized human chain and rally on World Food Day 2012 at Sitakund on 16 October with the support of Action aid Bangladesh. More than 150 community people attended the…
16 trafficking survivors received educational materials at Bandarban
YPSA provides educational materials to 16 trafficking survivors at Sarai Union, Lama Upazilla under Bandarban district on 20 October 2012 with the support of Relief International. All survivors are studying…
YPSA observed International White Cane Safety Day.
YPSA observed International White Cane Safety Day. Federation of DPOs Sitakund organized rally and discussion meeting at Sitakund with the support of YPSA on 15 October 2012. The White Cane…
“From the Highest Mountain to the Longest Beach” Because I am a Girl
Nishat Mazumder, who became the first Bangladeshi woman to scale Mount Everest, dedicating her climb to Because I am a Girl (BIAAG) campaign. After placing the BIAAG flag atop the…
Life skill training workshop on human trafficking held at Cox’sbazar
YPSA organized a 3-day life skill training workshop at Shanta Niloy (YPSA’s Shelter Home), Cox’sbazar during 25-27 September 2012 with the support of Winrock International and USAID. A total of 19 trafficking survivors…
Secretary of Ministry of Social Welfare visited YPSA
Dr. Ranajit Kumar Biswas, Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare visited YPSA at Sitakund on 21 September’ 2012. He distributed assistive devices to 15 Persons with disability through YPSA. He also…
Human chain demanding justice for rapping physically challenged girl
Federation of DPOs formed a human chain demanding justice for rapping physically challenged girl at Mirsarai. Memorandum was handover to Mr. Ashraf Hossain, UNO of Mirsarai Upazila.
Roundtable titled ‘Human Trafficking: Risk, Prevention and Survivor Protection’ held
Raising awareness and implementation of law are necessary to resist human trafficking, speakers told a roundtable. The roundtable titled ‘Human Trafficking: Threat, Prevention and Survivor Protection’ was held at a city…
YPSA celebrated International Women’s Day 2012
YPSA observed International Women’s day 2012 jointly with the Department of Women & Children Affairs, other Govt departments & NGOs of Chittagong. Coordination Committee organized a procession from Chittagong Shilpokola…
World Bank consultants visited YPSA
World Bank consultants visited YPSA’s activities in Cox’sbazar on 19 February.. A. Tara Lonnberg, Consultant, World Bank, Washington-DC, Shirin Jahangeer, Consultant, World Bank, Bangladesh, Mr. Hifzur Rahman, Communication Specialist &…