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Insights and opinions by our team on law, policy, and social justice.

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The First Door: Why Justice Shouldn’t Take Two Years

“It has been two years since I filed my case. Everyone told me the court would give me my rights, so I believed them. I waited. I am still waiting. Will I ever get justice?”
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The Hidden Harm: Breaking the Silence on Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting

One of the greatest obstacles to ending FGM is deceptively simple: we don't talk about it enough, and we don't know enough.
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Bachcha Jail: Walls Outside, Cages Within

We often imagine bachcha jail as walls and gates. But what if the deepest confinement is the one a child carries within, long after release?
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A Child Rights Perspective on Ending Corporal Punishment in Sri Lanka

“When many of my former students, now fathers themselves, speak positively of the punishments they once received, I feel deep regret”.
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A man and a woman sit on a green floor mat in a community office setting while reviewing documents together. The man, holding a phone and pen, appears to be filling out a form placed on the floor, while the woman wearing a patterned niqab sits across from him with a bag beside her. Posters about rights and social justice are visible on the wall behind them.

Narratives of Justice: A Journey Through Listening, Trust and Legal Aid

Mirpur-13 is one of Dhaka’s densest neighbourhoods, home to thousands of women who work in the garment factories that drive Bangladesh’s economy. It is also where, over the past two years, iProbono and Karmojibi Nari (KN), meaning Working Women, have
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The Path That Carved My Place in Law

When it came to choosing my further studies, I was very confused. At first, I thought about becoming a fashion designer or an air hostess. But my father told me, “This won’t work, my dear,” because one of my cousins
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