Sajeda Farisa Kabir

The writer is Barrister and Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and Programme Head, Human Rights and Legal Aid Services, BRAC.

Legal empowerment as a way out of poverty?

It's a story that we have all heard before. A poor girl from the village gets married in her early teens. Her education is stopped because

7y ago

Delayed justice: How long is too long?

In Dhaka division, among 12 acid violence cases filed with the assistance of HRLS, not a single one has reached the judgment stage and all cases are pending at the witness hearing stage.

8y ago
April 28, 2017
April 28, 2017

Legal empowerment as a way out of poverty?

It's a story that we have all heard before. A poor girl from the village gets married in her early teens. Her education is stopped because

April 28, 2016
April 28, 2016

Delayed justice: How long is too long?

In Dhaka division, among 12 acid violence cases filed with the assistance of HRLS, not a single one has reached the judgment stage and all cases are pending at the witness hearing stage.