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Bangladesh Human Rights Commission- BHRC is one of the largest Voluntary International human rights and peace bodies working against torture and for the preservation, promotion and upholding of human rights/peace with over 500 branches in home and abroad. BHRC established in 1987 as per charter of UN bill of rights. It is accredited/registered with United Nations and Affiliated Status with the Int
ernational Commission of Jurists- ICJ. It has also member body of OMCT/SOS Torture Network (Geneva) and Member with Observer Status of African Commission on Human & Peoples Rights. BHRC is affiliated with many other national and international bodies and Peoples Rights etc. This commission which believes in the non-violence has engaged it self for serving the humanity incessantly by the district branches of the commission in each district and process of constitution of other branches are continuing. Eminent persons of the country i.e. elite’s viz: educationalists, lawyers, journalists, physicians and other notable social workless have been included in the head office and branches of BHRC as members Besides, a good number of women representatives and representatives from the minority and tribal people have been included in each one of the branch committee of the Commission. Members of the branches of the commission are working against the injustice, illegality and oppressions of the and with the aim of establishing rule of law and human rights on a completely voluntary basis. For the purpose of the development and preservation of human rights in their respective fields and for giving free legal aids every branch of the commission has engaged itself incessantly in the works of the implementation of the manifold programmes including the works for the solution of the problems by arbitration, resistance of violation of human rights with the help of the administration preparation of impartial reports by the investigation of the incidences of violation of different human rights and sending of them to the relevant authorities, regular publication of the magazines on human rights, to make arrangements for the recovery of the rights of men and women who have been deprived of their rights by filing suits in the courts of law on behalf of the oppressed people, making arrangements for seminars, workshops and training for enhancing awareness about human rights, publication of booklets, leaflets, and poster on human rights. observation of all the elections, to start self-dependence programme and to help the distressed affected people during the periods of disasters Head Office and branch committees of the BHRC have been giving free legal consultations and aids to more than 40 thousand helpless people every year on an average.
