Legal Aid Lawyers' Training on Trafficking Case Proceeding at Rangpur

With joint initiative of Winrock International and National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO) one District Legal Aid Panel Lawyers’ Awareness Raising on Trafficking in Persons and Protection of Victims’ Rights in Bangladesh held on 24th September 2016 at RDRS Hall Room, Rangpur. 

The training aims at increasing understanding and awareness of District Legal panel lawyers in dealing with the cases involving trafficking victims and their families and traffickers, in accordance to the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act, 2012 as well as promote safe migration. 

A total number of 46 district legal aid panel lawyers from different 8 districts under Chittagong division attended the event. The following graphics illustrates the number of participant’s desegregated by district, male and female:

The awareness raising program helps the district legal aid panel lawyers having the necessary knowledge and skills to enabling them a clear understanding of how the crime of human trafficking works within the framework trafficking phase and element of trafficking, understanding about distinguish between human trafficking and human smuggling as well as enabling to list the immediate needs of victims and identify available sources of assistance. It also helps the participant remaining their role and responsibilities in ending impunity for traffickers and securing justice for victims as well as promotes effective collaboration with related criminal justice stakeholders.

The training was facilitated by Advocate Shahanur Islam, Prosecution Manager, BC/TIP and Mr. Al Amin Matubbar, Deputy Director, NLASO. Mr. Kazi Mushfique Mahbub and Mr. Mostak Ahmed, Senior Assistant Secretary, Law and Justice Division, MoLJPA were present the training as guest of honor.The training was financed by USAID's bangladesh Counter Trafficking in Persons Program.

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