Participants in a discussion have expressed concern about the right to privacy and data protection in the emerging digital world, especially for journalists and human rights activists while on duty. Journalists and women and human rights defenders, who participated in the event at the DSK conference hall in Mohammadpur in Dhaka city on Monday, expressed…
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Press Release [Dhaka, 30 October 2023] VOICE, a human rights-based research and advocacy organization conducted a report dissemination event titled “Online Safety and Privacy of Journalists, Women and Human Rights Defenders (HRDs)” on 30 October 2023 in the DSK conference hall, Mohammadpur in the capital. Participants expressed concerns over the right to privacy and data…
[Dhaka, 30 December 2021] Tobacco companies enticing and inducing restaurant owners to establish Designated Smoking Area (DSA) and display advertisements for tobacco products. Also, Taking advantage of loopholes in the Smoking and Usage of Tobacco Products (Control) Act (2005), tobacco companies resort to ill tactics to display and promote their products at points of sale….
Tobacco companies are resorting to ill tactics to display and promote their products, taking advantage of loopholes in the Smoking and Usage of Tobacco Products (Control) Act, says a recent study. Findings of the study, conducted by Voices for Interactive Choice and Empowerment (VOICE), a research and advocacy organisation, were revealed on 29 December…
[Dhaka, 11 December, 2021] Tobacco companies apply various tactics and heavily incentivize to keep the Designated Smoking Area (DSA) in Dhaka city’s restaurant using loopholes of Smoking and Tobacco Usage (Control) Act, 2005 (amended in 2013). Existing law prohibits smoking in one-room restaurants but restaurant with more than one room is allowed to keep a…
“Every citizen shall have the right to the privacy of his correspondence and other means of communication” Article 43(b), The Constitution of Bangladesh
Voices for Interactive Choice and Empowerment (VOICE), a right-based research and advocacy organization organized a day long local level capacity building workshop on ‘Digital safety and security’ in Mymensingh divisional city on October 30, 2021. The workshop participants were from a wide range of CSO groups including journalists, human rights defenders, social activists, women rights…
Taking the advantages of loopholes in the Smoking and Usage of Tobacco Products (Control) Act (2005), tobacco companies resort to ill tactics of incentivizing and even pressurizing dealers and vendors in different forms to display and promote their products at points of sale. This information was found in a recent study conducted by Voices for…
The study, titled “Tobacco Companies’ Interference on Tobacco Advertisement, Promotion and Sponsorship (TAPS) at Point of Sale(POS) in Dhaka city” said tobacco companies take advantage of loopholes in the Smoking and Usage of Tobacco Products Tobacco companies resort to ill tactics such as incentivising and even pressurising dealers and vendors in different forms to display…