News Category: Human Rights
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…
Meeting on “Human Trafficking & Violence Against Women & Children” held at Cox’sbazar
YPSA’s ACT Project organized a meeting on “Human Trafficking & Violence Against Women & Children” at Cox’sbazar. Mr. Selim Md. Zahangir, Police Super of Cox’sbazar presided the meeting. All senior Police…
Meeting with the employers of girl domestic workers held at Mirsharai
YPSA organized meeting with the employers of girl domestic workers at Jorarganj, Mirsharai on 10 October 2011. Child domestic workers are often confined in a house where they are deprived from…
USAID and 8 other representatives from different national and international organizations visited YPSA
Ms. Rumana Amin, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Democracy and Governance Office, USAID and 8 other representatives from different national and international organizations visited YPSA’s ACT program in Cox’s Bazar on 3 October…
Meeting with the employers of girl domestic workers held
Meeting with the employers of girl domestic workers held at ANANDALOAK, a training centre of girl domestic workers, Chittagong on 25 September under the project “The Project of Safer Life Girl…
Meeting on Human Trafficking at Nakhainchari
YPSA – ACT Program organized Meeting on Human Trafficking at Nakhainchari Upazilla on 16 August 2011 at Conference room of Naikkhanchari upazilla of Banderban Distrcit. Upazilla Nirbahi officer Md. Samim…
Sharing meeting with the District Lawyer Association of Cox’sbazar held
District Lawyer Association of Cox’sbazar has given commitment to work against human trafficking issue as well as will give the necessary legal support to Trafficking survivors. YPSA-ACT program recently organize…
Experience Sharing Workshop for the “Safer Life of Girl Domestic Workers” project held
Shapla Neer organized Experience Sharing Workshop for the “Safer Life of Girl Domestic Workers” project that is being implemented by the YPSA & PHULKI, on 4th July’ 2011 at NGO Forum…
Training on “Disability & Equality in accordance with UNCRPD” held
Federation of DPOs, Sitakund organized training workshop on “Disability & Equality in accordance with UNCRPD” at YPSA-HRDC Sitakund on 10 June 2011 with support from YPSA and Disability Rights Fund…