Growing up and working for human rights in Bangladesh, Shahanur
noticed that people often become victims of their own ignorance and
lack of resources vis-à-vis the criminal justice system.
Shahanur holds a Masters in Laws (LL.M) with a focus on human rights
law, and has about ten years experience working in the fields of human
rights, peace advocacy, criminal justice and good governance. His
experiences gave him technical and managerial skills covering a wide
range of development areas, including designing and implementing
projects related to human rights, criminal justice, peace and good
governance; providing legal support and counseling to victims of
violence (focusing on ethnic and religious minority women and
children); initiating and carrying out projects to strengthen local
government; networking with different NGO’s; facilitating trainings,
seminars, and workshops on human rights issues as a trainer and
moderator; and lobbying at both the national and international levels.
Shahanur also has experience providing direct legal support to the
Bangladesh Court for Criminal Justice, and is currently the Executive
Director of the Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR).