Role of NGOs in Protecting and Ensuring Human Rights in Bangladesh

In this study, two questions have answered regarding the role of NGOs in protecting and ensuring human rights in Bangladesh; one is human rights activities of the NGOs and the other is legal aid services provided by the NGOs. In view of the questions the objective was formulated to discuss legal aid services, human rights activities and legal awareness events provided by the national and international organizations for protecting and ensuring human rights in Bangladesh. The data shows the challenges for NGOs to uphold human rights, barriers to provide legal aid, other legal matters relating to human rights and the initiatives of the government to uphold human rights. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches are used in this research work. For the purpose of collecting authentic data, direct conversation with the concerned authority is done. Therefore, the noteworthy finding is that the NGOs can play a proactive role to uphold human rights through public interest litigation where government fails to the respond quickly which can be helpful for the government.本研究围绕孟加拉国非政府组织（NGOs）在保护与保障人权领域的作用，解答了两项核心问题：其一为非政府组织的人权实践活动，其二为其提供的法律援助服务。基于上述研究问题，本研究确立研究目标，探讨孟加拉国国内外各类组织为保护与保障人权所开展的法律援助服务、人权实践活动及法律宣传活动。本数据集涵盖了非政府组织在维护人权过程中面临的各类挑战、提供法律援助的阻碍因素、其他与人权相关的法律议题，以及政府在维护人权方面所采取的相关举措。本研究同时采用定性与定量两种研究范式。为获取真实可靠的一手数据，研究人员与相关主管部门进行了直接座谈。本研究的重要发现为：当政府无法快速响应相关诉求时，非政府组织可通过公益诉讼发挥积极的人权维护作用，该路径对政府工作亦具有辅助价值。