This week in Nay Pyi Taw, H.E. U Zin Yaw, Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Asia Foundation President 
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Bridging the Gap between Bangladesh’s Police and Communities
December 7, 2011
Earlier this year, Sumaiya Akhter, a 12-year-old resident of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, hanged herself from her ceiling fan with a scarf. She had been verbally harassed by Selim, an older neighborhood boy, on the way to and from school every day. Sumaiya told her parents, but just prior to her death, her mother scolded her for what was happening…
Topics: Conflict and Fragile Conditions | Governance | Human Rights | International Development | Law | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Bangladesh