News Category: Human Rights
Business Maintenance support to men and women who have escaped trafficking
YPSA is implementing a pilot project on human trafficking named ASHSHASH (for men and women who have escaped trafficking) at Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar district. The project is funded by Swiss Development Corporation…
District Level Service Providers Mapping Workshop on Referral Services for the Survivors held at Chittagong
YPSA organized a District Level Service Providers Mapping Workshop on Referral Services for the Survivors under YPSA-BCTIP Program (Bangladesh Counter Trafficking-in-Persons) supported by USAID and WINROCK International. The workshop was…
A short video documentary on Ensuring a sustainable livelihood for people with disabilities
A short documentary on Ensuring a sustainable livelihood for people with disabilities. Video Documentary of ongoing activities of the YPSA Inclusive Finance Program. This is the initiatives of YPSA…
UNICEF visits YPSA SHOVA Project
Mr. Dr. M Ziya Uddin, HIV/AIDS Specialist & Ms. Smirti Biswas, United Nations Volunteer of UNICEF visited the YPSA’s ”Strengthening Health and other Opportunities for Vulnerable Adolescent” (SHOVA) project at Dhaka…
International Indigenous Day celebrated at YPSA-Community Legal Services for Access to Justice Project Area
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on August 9, 2016 (Tuesday) on YPSA-Community Legal Services for Access to Justice Project (CLS) area to promote and protect…
Project Coordination Meeting on YPSA-Community Legal Services for Access to Justice Program held
YPSA-Community Legal Services for Access to Justice Program (CLS) is working for the legal empowerment of marginalized and underprivileged communities in Bangladesh especially on Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar Districts. For…
YPSA–CLS organizes orientation for CLS-Coalition members in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar
YPSA’s Community Legal Services for Access to Justice (CLS) Program is now organizing an orientation for CLS-Coalition members at six different Sup-districts (Upazilla) of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar. This coalition…
Vocational training certificate giving ceremony held
It was a great success to arrange such a event to give certificate to the Vocational Tgraining graduate, 27 children of the 2nd batch of YPSA-WV project, on 23rd June’2016. Sitakund UNO Md Najmul…
Regional Partners Coordination Meeting of Community Legal Services (CLS) held
A two-day Regional Partners Coordination Meeting was held during 20-21 June 2016, with the partners of Community Legal Services (CLS), jointly organized by YPSA, CODEC and BBF at the Hotel…
Team leader of Community Legal Services (CLS) visits YPSA
Community Legal Services, Team leader Mr. Jerome Sayer and Projects Coordination Specialist Mr. Nafiz Imtiaz Hassan visits YPSA-Community Legal Services for Access to Justice Programme Area Fatikchari, Chittagong on 22…
Divisional meeting on “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Perspective Disability Rights”
Introducing quota system during admission for the students with disability in Chittagong City Corporation schools, establishing disability friendly Digital Academy, disability friendly budget from regional to national level and all…
Seminar on Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2016
It is not a problem that not being able to see with eyes if people with disability are given accessibility everywhere. If computer have screen reading software or smart phone…
“Budget Hearing 2016-17: Chittagong Region” held
Parliamentary Caucus on National Planning and Budget arranged “Budget Hearing 2016-17: Chittagong Region” on May 16, 2016 at Chittagong Zila Parishad Hall with the support of Democratic Budget Movement, Chittagong…
Photo Story Exhibition on human trafficking survivors held in Chittagong
A daylong Photo Story Exhibition on human trafficking survivors “Betrayed” was held on 12 May 2016 at the Chittagong Railway Station. YPSA has organized this exhibition program to aware mass…
Photo story exhibition “Betrayed” featured at DU
An impressive photo story exhibition entitled Betrayed, photography by Canada based Photographer Tony Hoare, showcasing stories of harrowing escapes after being sold into prostitution, was held in front of the Arts Building, University…
Legal compliance and international standard should be maintained in the Shipbreaking yards
YPSA formed a human chain in front of the Chittagong Press Club on Sunday to protest unregulated and unsafe situation of the most deprived shipbreaking workers. Environmental activists, members of…
YPSA celebrates National Legal Aid Day 2016
BLAST-YPSA Consortium and Upazila Administration jointly celebrated National Legal Aid Day 2016 at Chittagong and Cox’sBazar Districts including its sub-districts Rangunia, Fatikchari, Sandwip, Moheshkhali, Kutubdia and Ramu. Government of Bangladesh…
Advocacy meeting on “Person with disability Friendly National Budget 2016-17″ held
It should be treated as right, not welfare in regards to budget allocation for the people with disability. The government should give special attention to the people with disabilities in…
YPSA wins the best stall award at the Digital Innovation Fair 2016
Divisional Commissioner Office, Chittagong with the support of Access to Information (a2i) program of Prime Minister Office organized a three-day “Digital Innovation Fair 2016” at the Gymnasium building of Chittagong…
World Health Day’16 observed in Sitakund
YPSA and Federation DPOs of Sitakund jointly observed World Health Day’16 at Sitakund on April 7, 2016 with the Support of Actionaid Bangladesh. This day was observed with special slogan “To…