Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- A strong birth and death registration law is particularly important for safeguarding women's fundamental rights including access to education, healthcare, social protection, and justice.
Although the Government of Bangladesh has committed to achieving universal birth and death registration by 2030, loopholes in the existing law act as a major obstacle to progress. Speakers emphasized these issues on Tuesday, at a webinar titled "Stronger Registration Laws to Protect Women's Rights," organized by research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The theme of this ...