Presentation on Protection Unit/section, Concern Universal

Presented byJhuma HalderConcern UniversalBangladesh

What is Protection?

Protection is a broad term for activities aimed at obtaining full respect for the rights of all individuals in accordance with international law, including international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law, regardless of their age, gender or social, ethnic, national, religious or other background

Objective (CU Protection unit/ Section)

To protect and promote the rights of the people of the Republic and to fight against sex and gender based violence

Geographical location Country (nation wide) Cross boarder countries SAARC countries Asian countries Global

Target people Religious minority Women Children Indigenous community Displaced persons Vulnerable community

Area of work Preventing violence Reduce violence against minority, women and children Legal research (National and International laws) Documentation and reporting (Project based, law based,

issue based, learning) Publishing documents Addressing discriminatory laws National and international Networking Advocacy and lobby (Government officials, other

stakeholders, agencies, internal and external motivating groups)

Policy change

Issue of Advocacy and Lobby Communal torture Ethnic cleansing Migration and refugee issues Activating Village court Community policing and one stop crisis

center Democratic local intuitions and

authorities Movement and policy change

Addressing laws Constitutional laws National laws on violence against

women and children National policies on violence against

women and children Laws on LGI International laws and policies

Reporting and monitoring United nations Regional human rights commission National Human Rights Commission

CUB Local partners (proposed) Legal Aid Sub-Committee, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad

(BMP) - Dhaka Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) -

Dhaka Madaripur Legal Aid Association (MLAA), Madaripur Bangladesh National Women’s Lawyers Association

(BNWLA) - Dhaka Bar Association - Dhaka Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities

(HRCBM)- Dhaka SAILS – Dhaka?? ASK – Dhaka ??

CU-International and cross boarder Partners (Proposed) LASWEB, Kolkata, India NHRL, Delhi, India Action works - Nepal – (one/two - more org.) Rawzon, Pakistan (one/two - more org.) Philippine (Toti) (one/two - more org.) Partner for Prevention (P4P), Thailand (??) Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD), Netherland

(??) UK CU partner org. (One/two – more org.) Malawi CU partner org. (One/two – more org.) Senegal CU partner org. (One/two – more org.)

CU- Networking with Universities (Proposed) Law Department , Southeast University, Dhaka Law Department, Uttara University, Dhaka Law Department, Dhaka International

University, Dhaka Kolkata and Delhi universities , India UK Universities Australia Universities USA Universities Canada Universities

CU-Team (Proposed) James TEvans - UK office Matthew Lake – UK Office Oliver Sawyer – UK office Jhuma Halder – Bangladesh Office Cornelis De Wolf – Bangladesh Office Zahed Nowaz - Bangladesh Office Shankor Paul – Bangladesh Office Interns (National – International)

Proposed Intern (Bangladesh) 1. Shanjukta Sahani, 2. Runa Jesmin –

DRR Unit-CU, 1. Avijit Shaha, 2. Rafqul Islam -

Livelihood unit, 1. A.Hamid, 2. Masud Rana – OD Unit, 1. Muniruzzamn/Walid, 2. Asif, Health

Unit?? 1. Dipti Sikdar, 2. Jorge Chowdhury,

Legal aid sub committee – BMP, 1.Akbar Ali, 2. Saila Bristy, BLAST

Fund collection Different Embassy (ies) High commissions Donner agency (ies) United Nations Own fund (Concern Universal)

Advisors (protection unit/ section) (proposed)1. James TEvans , UK Office2. Cornelis De Wolf, Country Director, CU-B3. Habibur Rahaman, Grand Contract, SDLG Project , Bangladesh4. Adv. Maksuda Akter Laily, Director, Legal Aid Sub Committee

(Central), Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) 5. Palash Modal, Sr. Technical Manager, Care – Bangladesh 6. Md. Amir Hossain, Deputy Director, Manab Mukti Shangtha (MMS) 7. Md. Al-Mamum, Coordinator, Local Government Project, Manusher

Jannyo Foundation (MJF) 8. Saikat Biswas, Project Coordinator, Humanitarian Unit, OXFAM – BD9. Fawzia Khandker Eva, Component Head and Gender Specialist

Promoting Gender Sensitive Polishing, Police Reform Programme (PRP), UNDP

10. Dr. Kajal Chattarjee, Training Specialist, SHAPNO, UNDP11. Women’s Forum – Concern Universal

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