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The Resistance organises sexual awareness workshop

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23 April, 2021, 07:25 pm
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The Resistance organises sexual awareness workshop

TBS Report
23 April, 2021, 07:25 pm
Last modified: 23 April, 2021, 07:32 pm
Illustration: TBS
Illustration: TBS

The Resistance, a network for all contemporary feminists, has hosted its first-ever virtual workshop titled "Sexual Assault: The Aftermath" on Thursday.

The workshop was moderated by Taslima Yasmin, associate professor, Department of Law, University of Dhaka and was aired on the official Facebook page of The Resistance live, read a press release.

For this workshop, 15 prominent clubs and non-profit organizations of Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University and North South University as well as non-profit organizations that work for women's rights collaborated with The Resistance.

The target of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is to increase public awareness about sexual violence, educate communities on its prevention, and bolster prevention initiatives in the future.

Although feminist activists have undertaken several mechanisms to "prevent" sexual assault, adequate knowledge on what a sexual assault survivor should do to avail medical, legal, and psychological support is still absent. The workshop aimed to fill up that knowledge gap to achieve justice for those who have been wronged.

The programme started with the mention of immediate responses that must be taken after an act of sexual assault or rape to preserve evidences and testimonies in order to solidify the victim's case.

"The victim must contact the law enforcement agencies first without fear or shame. The one stop crisis centre can tell the victim what should be done and may also refer her to the police after emergency medical care," Taslima Yasmin said at the workshop. "

The different categories of sexual assault was then discussed, touching upon the laws which are in place to treat the most severe rape cases to non-physical modes of assault and sexual harassment. For cyber crimes which deal with the topics such as cyber-sexual harassment, dissemination of sensitive photos or pornography, Taslima Yasmin stated the legal remedies as well as contact information of the cyber crime investigation unit and their special unit for women.

Tanha Tanjin, founder of TransEnd, added valuable insight about the obstacles that hijra and transgender communities of Bangladesh face regarding sexual assault. The importance of gender sensitivity and the role of society as a whole was explored as the discussion of the agency of women's bodies were linked to shame and social stigma.

"It's important that women move past the shame they feel about their bodies and use the tools that the government and legal bodies provide. If their initial point of contact with the police is not fruitful, it is imperative that they not give up and instead take their cases to the Women & Children Repression Prevention Tribunal." Taslima Yasmin added when talking about the various discouragements that the victims have to ultimately face.

The Resistance is a network for all contemporary feminists who want to learn, unlearn and resist patriarchy. The network had carried out various initiative for the sexual assault awareness month that include- dissecting pop culture's contribution to rape culture, interviewing the unheard- RMG workers, the indigenous women, etcetera to create full-fledged publicly digestible contention.

The Resistance also holds internal study circles regularly, facilitated by renowned gender faculties, development practitioners like Dr Ayesha Banu, Dr Nafisa Tanjeem and Aditi Sabur.

Their official collaboration partners of SAAM were- Spartan's Communication Club, Economics Study Centre, Strategy and Leadership Club, Podium, Supply Chain Alliance, Pacific Asia Travel Association DU Chapter, FBS Dance Squad of Dhaka University, TransEnd, Torun Digital Limited, Project Debi, Jahangirnagar University Career Club, Jahangirnagar University Debate Organization and North South University Social Services Club. They hope to change the rape culture prevalent in our society through their collaborative inter-university and inter-generational network.

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