News Category: Human Rights
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 &…
YPSA celebrated World Migrants Day 2011
YPSA and Survivor Voice Anirban set a stall at Chittagong Shilpo Kola Academy on the occasion of World Migrants Day celebration on 18 December. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong Mr. Ehsan E Elahi was…
Orientation on Disability survey held in Chandpur
PSA arranged orientation on disability survey at Upazilla conference room, Shahrasti in Chandpur on 17th December with support from Actionaid Bangladesh. Mr. Moajjem Hossain, UNO of Shahrasti upzilla was Chief…
5th Annual Convention of Self Help Organization of PWD’s held to celebrate UNCRPD
5th Annual Convention of Self Help Organization of Persons with Disabilities was held at YPSA HRDC Sitakund Campus on 13 December 2011 as the celebration of “The United Nations Convention…
World Human Rights Day 2011 observed in Cox’sbazar
YPSA observed World Human Rights Day 2011 in Cox’sbazar. YPSA and Survivor Voice ‘Onirban’ organized Human chain at the District Administartion Office premises and handover a memorandum to the District…
Workshop on “ ICT and Accessibility For The People With Disability” held in the festival of South Asia Social Forum (SASF)
YPSA and Actionaid Bangladesh jointly organized a workshop on “ ICT and Accessibility For The People With Disability” in the festival of South Asia Social Forum (SASF), the program held on…
Best Remittance User Family Award received in Remittance Festival 2011
Md. Belal Uddin, Best Remittance user of Sitakund, Mr. Liakat Ali, Program Officer of YPSA and MRIS project beneficiaries received “Best Remittance User Family Award” from Shonar Manush Shommanona and…
Child rescued and handover to his family.
Shajib (10) son of Abdur Razzak and Salina Begum was rescued while he was being trafficked from Cox’sbazar. He was missing from Narayanganj 10 days earlier. Pritim Kumar Chowdhury, Deputy…