‘Poor application of laws lead to violence against women’
Staff Reporter :
Speakers have said that improper application of existing laws contributes to violence and discrimination against women to a large extent.
They said this at a human chain programme arranged by Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation on the occasion of International Women Repression Prevention Day in front of the National Press Club in the city on Tuesday.
The National Women Policy was drafted in 2011. Yet, it was not implemented, they said, adding that the initiative was taken to amend the existing law of
Inheritance, which is yet to be done.
A study report conducted by the organisation stated that about 831 rape incidents occurred in the country in the last six months. Forty- five victims of them were killed after rape.
The organisation President Abdus Salam Khan and Secretary General J S Kamrul, among others, spoke.
Speakers have said that improper application of existing laws contributes to violence and discrimination against women to a large extent.
They said this at a human chain programme arranged by Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation on the occasion of International Women Repression Prevention Day in front of the National Press Club in the city on Tuesday.
The National Women Policy was drafted in 2011. Yet, it was not implemented, they said, adding that the initiative was taken to amend the existing law of
Inheritance, which is yet to be done.
A study report conducted by the organisation stated that about 831 rape incidents occurred in the country in the last six months. Forty- five victims of them were killed after rape.
The organisation President Abdus Salam Khan and Secretary General J S Kamrul, among others, spoke.
