Zero Tolerance For Violence

While analyzing myths, American contemporary poet Adrienne Rich in her popular poem "Diving into the wreck" says that women have been ends. This practice has continued to the day. Official estimates say presently in Bangladesh  about 58 percent. Women are physically assaulted by their male counter parts, most of these incidents happen at home. Almost all women in the country face physical torture in their lives. In fact, violence is a constant threat in the lives of women and contributes to a large number of women felling insecure both in rural and urban areas. 

Social scientists have identified 28 types of violence against women that they face in domestic life, at work, on the street and various other institutions. The fact that violations against women are on the rise at such an alarming rate in the country is not because Bangladesh lacks good laws to protect women. There are many laws and even the constitution of Bangladesh ensures the prevention of violence against anybody. What actually deters women from getting justice are manifold in nature. lack of awareness about exaction laws, extreme pressure in the domestic life, expensive judicial system and others domination forces.

Manusher jonno Fondation's three day national council on violence against women at the Bangladesh institute of administration and Management  (BIAM) brought hundreds of women (and men) to speak about the abuse that women face in their particular district or town. The crowds included students, activists, NGO workers, victims and media people from all over the country.

Addressing the issue of violence has been a deliberate endeavor for Manusher Jonno Foundation (MIF) Which Promotes human rights and good governance The foundation is working through 20 district partners and 79 sub-partner organizations in 30 district, 19 Upazilas, 395 Unions, 2488 Villages. The programme has 16 lakh participants.

The purpose of the "prevention of violence Against Women" programme is to facilitate a process which will enable people and relevant organization to change age old patriarchal attitudes toward women and engage more effectively in preventing violence against them.

The purpose of the ''Prevention of Violence Against Women" programme is  to facilitate a process which will enable people and relevant organizations to change age old patriarchal attitudes towards woman and engage more effectively in preventing violence against them. The main attractions of the national council that ended on April 29 were the presentation of seminar papers and open discussions. A total of six-seminar papers were presented at the six workshops in the council. Thought the title of the council was ''Prevention of  Violence  Against  Women", the range of issues discussed was far more diverse than the title would suggest. Many of the papers focused on violence faced by marginalized communities such as Dalits, disable individuals, ethnic minority groups, sex workers and children.