Document #1040870
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
No reports of a women's organization called
Dhruborata Nari Sangstha, which operates in the district of Barguna
(Borgana, Burguna), could be found among the sources consulted by
the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is
not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any
particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the
list of sources consulted in researching this Information
Request.
Sources Consulted
Bangladesh: Fundamental Rights of Women Violated with Virtual Impunity.
Ain O Salesh Kendra (ASK)/Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)/Odhikar. January 1997.Human Rights in Bangladesh 1996.
Arguing with the Crocodile: Gender and
Class in Bangladesh. 1992.
Bangladesh Statistical Bureau. January 1997.
Statistical Pocketbook of Bangladesh 1996.
Coordinating Council For Human Rights in Bangladesh (CCHRB). 31 January 1996.State of Human Rights in Bangladesh 1995.
Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices. Yearly. 1997, 1998, 1999.
Encyclopedia of Women's Associations
Worldwide. 1993.
Historical Dictionary of
Bangladesh. 1996.
Toward Beijing and Beyond: Women
Shaping Policies in Areas of Concern. August 1995.
Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML). 1996.
Fatwas Against Women in Bangladesh.
_____. September 1994.Women's Reproductive Rights in Muslim Communities and Countries.
_____. Various publications, various
dates.
Women's Movements of the World.
1988.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases.
Non-documentary sources:
Unsuccessful attempts to contact three
oral sources.