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Access to Justice and Right to Information Network (AJIN)
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NU has played a pioneering role in the establishment of the AJIN, which currently has 12 member Organizations in 11 districts. AJIN provides the opportunity to share ideas and experiences and to find common ways of promoting human rights and good governance through diverse approaches in the different regions of Bangladesh.
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Campaign on Citizen’s Right to Information (CCRTI)
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People’s right to information is a key focus of NU’s advocacy efforts. With the equal input of five other organizations, NU thus initiated CCRTI as a means toward helping to ensure that legislation established to protect people’s right to information is enacted and enforced. At present, NU is operating as Secretariat of CCRTI.
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Bangladesh Environment Movement (BAPA)
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BAPA is a united national platform of individuals, organizations and institutions interested in the protection of Bangladesh’s environment and the conservation of its natural resources. The primary aim of BAPA is to prevent further environmental degradation in Bangladesh and to repair damage already done. Activities of BAPA include on-site demonstrations, sit-in protests, hunger strikes, rallies, seminars, workshops, and roundtable discussions. BAPA also helps to form local environmental groups and backs their activities through motivational and informational training on environmental issues. BAPA is also committed to extensive policy advocacy and legal fights for environmental protection, promoting law reforms and pointing out implementation flaws and representing the people in various committees formed by the government. NU is a key member in BAPA. NU’s Chief Executive is Joint Secretary of BAPA, and NU is also a secretariat of BAPA’s climate change group.
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SHUJAN-Shushashoner Janney Nagarik
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Justice and equality go hand-in-hand with democracy, and one of the basic tenets of democracy is free and fair elections at all levels of government. With this in mind, NU has joined a social movement known as Shujan (Citizens for Good Governance), which serves as a forum for advocating free and fair elections in Bangladesh. Shujan is comprised of well-known civil society members of Bangladesh. Activities of Shujan include
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