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Dhaka: In Bangladesh, 80 percent of married men are victims of “mental” abuse. Many people do not want to reveal these problems for fear of social embarrassment.
This information was provided by a non-governmental organization called the Bangladesh Men’s Rights Foundation based on their own research.
According to the organization, the complainants did not reveal their identity for fear of social embarrassment.
Many married men are being abused and human rights activists agree.
They say the news reaches them that they abuse men.
However, human rights activists demanded legal protection for anyone who is tortured.
Some non-governmental organizations are celebrating International Men’s Day in different countries of the world. Founded in 2016, the Bangladesh Men’s Rights Foundation celebrates Men’s Day in Bangladesh on November 19 each year. The organization said that this year an event of this type will also be organized.
Sheikh Khairul Alam, founder and president of the organization, said the organization was launched to provide legal advice and assistance to “abused men”.
“We have seen many men quietly shed tears in the phone calls that come to us every day,” he said. Ashamed, they can’t talk about torture. If a woman is abused, she can seek justice. Many organizations support it. We have formed this organization to support abused men.
Claiming that he himself was a victim of such torture, Alam said: “I have come to many human rights organizations as a victim of torture.” None of them agreed to support the abused men. We have created this organization with a lot of compulsion. Now we are helping victimized men in the legal battle. Advise them. I also delivered a memorandum to the President and Prime Minister to enact a law against male abuse in the National Assembly. I am also running a campaign that highlights the rationale for this law.
When asked about the organization’s investigation, Alam said: “We have done the investigation based on the complaints that come to us every day.” The problem, however, is that no one wants to submit a complaint in writing. As a result, we don’t have any documents about it.
The organization claims that many complain of torture even after calling from abroad.
Meanwhile, the chairwoman of the Department of Women and Gender Studies at Dhaka University, Professor Dr. Sanjeeda Akhtar said that in our society, men play the role of oppressors at the same time. In some cases, they can be abused in class.
“Last year we celebrated Men’s Day here on a small scale,” he said. We have not yet received any research or statistics on male abuse. Men are abused more because of their class, position, and socioeconomic vulnerability than as men. Women are also abused for the same reason. I believe that all torture needs legal protection.
According to him, if we want Men’s Day to be meaningful, we have to identify the places where men are made in society.
Source: Bangladesh Daily
Bangladesh time: 1422 hours, November 9, 2020
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