Representational photo: Reuters‘It is the immediate measures taken by the government that significantly decreased child marriage during the period’At least 6,371 girls have been rescued by the government after receiving calls from relatives or neighbours on its hotline 1098 during the ongoing pandemic. However, sexual rights of girls with disabilities are often neglected, said the government official, adding: “It’s a right. What the research foundDuring the discussion on the research paper, Senior Research Associate of the institute Fatema Akter Bonny presented the research summary. The research also found that 74.3% of women and girls with disabilities experienced emotional violence while 33.2% of women and girls with disabilities experienced physical violence. Besides, 10.3% of women and girls with disabilities who participated in the survey experienced sexual violence.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 23, 2020 16:30 UTC