Shireen Huq, also known as Shirin Parvin Haque, is a women's rights activist,[1] and founder of Naripokkho, a woman's rights organization.[2][3] She is a trustee board member of Gono Bishwabidyalay.[4] She is the co-convener of Bangladesh Civil Society Platform on Justice and Accountability for the Rohingyas.[5]
Career
editHuq was one of the founding member of Naripokkho in 1983.[6][7] She worked for Danish International Development Agency from 1987 to 2006.[8][9]
Huq signed a letter with 57 other women leaders calling on the government to not interfere with Grameen Bank in August 2012.[10]
In August 2013, Huq called for the government to release Adilur Rahman Khan.[11]
Huq spoked against the short imprisonment of David Bergman for contempt of court in 2015.[12] She is a founding member of the Committee for the Protection of Fundamental Rights.[13] She called Rezaul Karim Bablu, member of parliament, a Neanderthal for his comments blaming feminist of rape.[14]
In 2023, Huq signed a letter criticizing the government treatment of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, warning it could lead to a political crises, and asking the government to send her abroad for treatment.[15] Other signatories included Ali Imam Majumder, Asif Nazrul, CR Abrar, Farida Akhtar, Hafizuddin Khan, Naila Z Khan, Nur Khan, Rahnuma Ahmed, Shahdeen Malik, Shahidul Alam, Sharmeen Murshid, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, and Tofail Ahmed.[15]
In February 2024, Huq met with Rear Adm. Eileen Laubacher, special assistant to the president and senior director for South Asia - national security, Afreen Akhter, state department deputy assistant secretary, and Michael Schiffer, assistant administrator of the bureau for Asia, at the United States embassy to discuss democracy and human rights.[16] The meeting was attended by Adilur Rahman Khan, Debapriya Bhattacharya, and Zillur Rahman, host of Tritiyo Matra.[17] After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Huq visited the headquarters of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence to inspect the secret detention facility Aynaghor.[18] She was appointed the chair of the Women Affairs Reform Commission formed by the Muhammad Yunus led Interim government.[19][20]
Personal life
editHuq married Zafrullah Chowdhury (died 2023), founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra.[21] They have a son, Barish Chowdhury, and a daughter, Brishti Chowdhury.[22] Her sister Nasreen Pervin Huq died in a care accident.[23]
References
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- ^ Bornstein, David (2012-08-24). "An attack on Grameen Bank, and the cause of women". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ Salomyn, Shay; Huq, Shireen (1992). "interview: Women Move Forward in Bangladesh: An interview with Shireen Huq, founding member of Nari Pakkha". Off Our Backs. 22 (3): 12–15. ISSN 0030-0071.
- ^ "'Country seems to be back into medieval age'". The Daily Star. 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ Palma, Porimol (2020-01-23). "How Gambia took the case to the ICJ". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Up close and personal with Naripokkho". The Daily Star. 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Observation on Rape Case: Judge relieved of court duties". The Daily Star. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Law and Our Rights". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Meet Shireen Huq, Bangladesh". Nobel Women's Initiative. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Leave Grameen Bank as it is". The Daily Star. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Rights activists demand release of Adilur". The Daily Star. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Zafrullah serves one-hour jail sentence". The Daily Star. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Let me see my son before I die". The Daily Star. 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ Jahan, Nilima; Hasan, Rashidul (2020-11-19). "Outrage over MP's rape comments". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ a b "Khaleda's treatment: Govt's stance could lead to 'new political crisis'". The Daily Star. 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "US urges Bangladesh to work with civil society on human rights, democracy". The Daily Star. 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "US urges Bangladesh to work with civil society on human rights, democracy". The Daily Star. 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Enforced disappearance: No one inside Dhaka facility now, says DGFI". The Daily Star. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Long time PHM activist Shireen Huq is to lead Bangladesh's Women's Affairs Commission | People's Health Movement". phmovement.org. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Government forms four more reform commissions". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ Minkin, Steve (2023-04-26). "Radical pragmatist, champion of women, public-health advocate". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "It's time to shake up state apparatus". The Daily Star. 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Growing Up With Rabindra Sangeet". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-26.