Hossain, Sara

Women's Reproductive Rights and the Politics of Fundamentalism : A View from Bangladesh

This paper examines the Bangladesh Constitution and legal framework for reproductive rights, particularly a state-supported family planning program. Despite religious laws and strong religious beliefs in Bangladesh, the author argues that religious opposition to menstrual regulation and the use of contraceptives is scarcely evident.

Abduction for Forced Marriage: Rights and Remedies in Bangladesh and Pakistan

This article discusses the practice of forcing girls and young women with dual UK-Bangladesh or UK-Pakistan citizenship into marriages in their home countries. The authors argue that this practice violates the human rights of these girls, for example, the right to decide when and whom to marry, the right to personal liberty and security, and the right to freedom from arbitrary detention. Forced marriage is likened to trafficking in women and girls for the purposes of slavery.