Sara Hossain Wins Int'l Women of Courage Award

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Bangladesh

Sara Hossain is a human rights lawyer who has fought on behalf of Bangladesh’s most disadvantaged and marginalized citizens, particularly women and girls, in her country’s highest courts of law. A barrister in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the Honorary Executive Director of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Ms. Hossain played a key role in drafting her country’s first comprehensive legislation on violence against women, which became law in 2010. Ms. Hossain has brought landmark cases challenging practices such as forced veiling, the use of fatwas to impose degrading punishments on women and girls, and the use of non-medical procedures to judge a woman’s virginity in rape and sexual assault cases. Ms. Hossain’s courage, passion, and integrity have earned her the trust of her clients, and respect from human rights advocates around the world.

Link: http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2016/bio/index.htm

Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

News / USA 2016 Women of Courage Award Winners

VOA News March 29, 2016 1:50 PM

Women of Courage 2016 Awardee: Sara Hossain

Sara Hossain, Bangladesh

Hossain is a human rights lawyer in Bangladesh who advocates on behalf of women and girls. She has brought cases in the country’s highest courts to, among others, challenge the practice of forced veiling and using fatwas to punish women. She also played a major part in drafting Bangladesh’s 2010 Domestic Violence Act, which criminalized violence against women.

Link: http://www.voanews.com/content/twenty-sixteen-international-women-of-courage-award-winners- bios/3259840.html

Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

SECRETARY KERRY HONORS 14 WOMEN OF COURAGE Secretary Kerry Honors 14 Women of Courage Office of the Spokesperson U.S. Department of State - Washington, D.C.

03-28-2016

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will present the 2016 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award to a group of extraordinary women from around the world tomorrow at the U.S. Department of State. The Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award annually recognizes women around the globe who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment, often at great personal risk. Since the inception of this award in 2007, the Department of State has honored nearly 100 women from 60 different countries.

The 2016 awardees are:

 Sara Hossain, Barrister, Supreme Court, Bangladesh  Debra Baptist-Estrada, Port Commander, Belize Immigration and Nationality, Belize  Ni Yulan, Human Rights Activist, China  Latifa Ibn Ziaten, Interfaith Activist, France  Thelma Aldana, Attorney General, Guatemala  Nagham Nawzat, Yezidi Activist and Gynecologist, Iraq  Nisha Ayub, Transgender Rights Advocate, Malaysia  Fatimata M’baye, Co-founder and President of the Mauritanian Association for Human Rights, Mauritania  Zhanna Nemtsova, Journalist and Activist, Russia  Zuzana Števulová, Director of the Human Rights League, Slovakia  Awadeya Mahmoud, Founder and Chair of the Women’s Food and Tea Sellers’ Cooperative and the Women’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative for Khartoum State, Sudan  Vicky Ntetema, Executive Director of Under the Same Sun, Tanzania  Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit, Bookstore Owner and Co-founder of Creating Awareness for Enhanced Democracy, Thailand  Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi, Minister of Legal Affairs, Yemen

Full biographies and photos are available here.

On April 1, the honorees will travel to cities across the United States to engage with the American people through an International Visitor Leadership Program. They will visit Missouri, Kentucky, Alabama, California, North Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania on their individual programs. The women will reconvene in Los Angles to reflect on their visit and discuss ways to work together to improve the lives of women and girls around the world. To mark the milestone of honoring nearly 100 women from 60 countries over 10 years, the State Department will host a forum following the ceremony.

The International Women of Courage Award ceremony and forum will be open to credentialed members of the media and livestreamed at www.state.gov. Please click here for more information. Use #WomenOfCourage for news and updates about this year’s award. For more information on these events, contact Rachel Wallace at [email protected]. Source: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2016/03/255216.htm

Link: http://www.humanrights.gov/dyn/03/secretary-kerry-honors-14-women-of-courage/

Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

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29 MARCH 2016INTERNATIONAL US Honours 'International Women of Courage'

The United States issued awards today to 14 lawyers, activists, humanitarians and reformers said to represent "International Women of Courage." "Fourteen leaders, fourteen role models, fourteen women of courage, one crystal clear message," said Secretary of State John Kerry. "Don't accept the unacceptable or wait for someone else to step up. Act in the name of justice. Act in the name of tolerance. Act on behalf of truth." All but one of the honorees were able to attend the ceremony in Washington, an annual event that began in 2007 to encourage women's empowerment. Bangladeshi barrister Sara Hossain helped draft her country's laws on violence against women and has argued landmark rights cases before the supreme court. Debra Baptist-Estrada is commander of the immigration department at Belize's main airport and has worked with US officials against corruption and trafficking. Ni Yulan, a disabled Chinese property rights lawyer, was the only honoree not to receive her award in person, having been forbidden from traveling by her government. France's Latifa Ibn Ziaten became an activist promoting interfaith dialogue in 2012 after her soldier son was slain by Islamist extremist Mohamed Merah. Attorney General Thelma Aldana of Guatemala began her career as a courtroom janitor and has now brought corruption charges against the highest in the land. Nagham Nawzat Hasan is an Iraqi gynecologist and a member of the country's persecuted Yazidi minority. She works with girls kidnapped and raped by Islamist militants. Transgender rights advocate Nisha Ayub continues to work for justice despite being sexually abused after being sentenced to a men's prison for wearing women's clothing. Mauritania's first female attorney Fatimata M'baye was honoured as co-founder and president of the Mauritanian Association for Human Rights and fights slavery. Russian journalist Zhanna Nemtsova has braved death threats to campaign for justice for her father, former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov, assassinated last year. Zuzana Stevulova, director of the Human Rights League of Slovakia, is the foremost champion of the rights of refugees flowing into Europe from war in the Middle East. Awadeya Mahmoud, founder of the Women's Food and Tea Sellers' Cooperative in Sudan has championed the rights of small businesswomen against authoritarian government. Former BBC journalist Vicky Ntetema exposed the trade in the body parts of murdered albinos used in ritual magic amd now leads an NGO dedicated to ending it.

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primenews.com.bd

March 29, 2016 By PN Upload Department 0 Comments Sara to receive US Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award 2016

Barrister Sara Hossain would be given the US Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award 2016 in Washington D.C tonight and she has already reached the United States to receive the award.

The award would be handed over to Sara Hossain at a ceremony to be held at 8:30pm (BST) today and 10:30am (US time) in presence of US Secretary of State John Kerry and 13 other awardees from around the world, a US Embassy statement said here today.

She has been nominated for the award for demonstrating exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality, and women’s empowerment, often at great personal risk.

Sara Hossain, daughter of eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain, is a human rights lawyer who has served as a powerful voice for Bangladesh’s most disadvantaged and marginalised citizens, particularly women and girls, in her country’s highest courts of law.

A Barrister in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the Honorary Executive Director of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Ms. Hossain played a key role in drafting her country’s first comprehensive legislation on violence against women, which became law in 2010.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Award, for which nearly 100 women have been recognized, the release added.

Link: http://primenews.com.bd/en/?p=33896

Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Barrister Sara Hossain wins Women of Courage Award

By News Desk 29 March 2016

The US Department of State has named Barrister Sara Hossain and 13 other extraordinary women from around the world to honor them with its International Women of Courage Award. US Secretary of State John Kerry will present the 2016 Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award to them at the US Department of State on Tuesday. The Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award annually recognizes women around the globe who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality and women's empowerment, often at great personal risk. Since the inception of this award in 2007, the Department of State has honored nearly 100 women from 60 different countries, according to the US Department of State. Sara Hossain, daughter of eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain, is a human rights lawyer who has fought on behalf of Bangladesh's most disadvantaged and marginalized citizens, particularly women and girls, in Bangladesh's highest courts of law. A barrister in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the Honorary Executive Director of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Sara played a key role in drafting the country's first comprehensive legislation on violence against women, which became a law in 2010. She has brought landmark cases challenging practices such as forced veiling, the use of fatwas to impose degrading punishments on women and girls, and the use of non-medical procedures to judge a woman's virginity in rape and sexual assault cases. Sara's courage, passion, and integrity have earned her the trust of her clients, and respect from human rights advocates around the world. The 13 other 2016 awardees are Debra Baptist-Estrada, Port Commander, Belize Immigration and Nationality, Belize, Ni Yulan, Human Rights Activist, China, Latifa Ibn Ziaten, Interfaith Activist, France, Thelma Aldana, Attorney General, Guatemala, Nagham Nawzat, Yezidi Activist and Gynecologist, Iraq, Nisha Ayub, Transgender Rights Advocate, Malaysia, Fatimata M'baye, Co- founder and President of the Mauritanian Association for Human Rights, Mauritania, Zhanna Nemtsova, Journalist and Activist, Russia, Zuzana Števulová, Director of the Human Rights League, Slovakia, Awadeya Mahmoud, Founder and Chair of the Women's Food and Tea Sellers' Cooperative and the Women' Multi-Purpose Cooperative for Khartoum State, Sudan, Vicky Ntetema, Executive Director of Under the Same Sun, Tanzania, Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit, Bookstore Owner and Co-founder of Creating Awareness for Enhanced Democracy, Thailand and Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi, Minister of Legal Affairs, Yemen.

Link: http://dailyasianage.com/news/14645/barrister-sara-hossain-wins-women-of-courage-award

Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

Sara Hossain wins 'Int'l Women of Courage Award'

City Desk

US Secretary of State John Kerry will present the 2016 Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award to a group of extraordinary women from around the world today at the US Department of State, a US State Department release said yesterday.

This year's 14 awardees include Barrister Sara Hossain, a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and honorary executive director of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST).

The award annually recognises women around the globe who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality and women's empowerment, often at great personal risk.

Since the inception of this award in 2007, the Department has honoured nearly 100 women from 60 different countries.

The 2016 winners come from Bangladesh, Belize, China, France, Guatemala, Iraq, Malaysia, Mauritania, Russia, Slovakia, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, and Yemen.

The Department of State states Sara Hossain played a key role in drafting Bangladesh's first comprehensive legislation on violence against women, which became law in 2010. She has brought landmark cases challenging practices such as forced veiling, the use of fatwas to impose degrading punishments on women and girls, and the use of non-medical procedures to judge a woman's virginity in rape and sexual assault cases, it adds.

Link: http://www.thedailystar.net/city/sara-hossain-wins-intl-women-courage-award-1201243

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bangladesh >> published: 22:53 march 28, 2016 >> updated : 23:06 march 28, 2016

Sara Hossain wins Int’l Women of Courage Award

Tribune Online Report

The United States will honour 14 women, including barrister Sara Hossain, for their exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment, often at great personal risk.

US Secretary of State John Kerry will present the 2016 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award at the US Department of State on Tuesday, according to media note issued on Monday from the Office of the Spokesperson, Washington, DC.

The Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award annually recognises women around the globe.

Since the inception of this award in 2007, the Department of State has honored nearly 100 women from 60 different countries.

The 2016 awardees are:

• Sara Hossain, Barrister, Supreme Court, Bangladesh

• Debra Baptist-Estrada, Port Commander, Belize Immigration and Nationality, Belize

• Ni Yulan, Human Rights Activist, China

• Latifa Ibn Ziaten, Interfaith Activist, France

• Thelma Aldana, Attorney General, Guatemala

• Nagham Nawzat, Yezidi Activist and Gynecologist, Iraq

• Nisha Ayub, Transgender Rights Advocate, Malaysia

• Fatimata M’baye, Co-founder and President of the Mauritanian Association for Human Rights, Mauritania

• Zhanna Nemtsova, Journalist and Activist, Russia

• Zuzana Števulová, Director of the Human Rights League, Slovakia

• Awadeya Mahmoud, Founder and Chair of the Women’s Food and Tea Sellers’ Cooperative and the Women’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative for Khartoum State, Sudan

• Vicky Ntetema, Executive Director of Under the Same Sun, Tanzania

• Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit, Bookstore Owner and Co-founder of Creating Awareness for Enhanced Democracy, Thailand

• Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi, Minister of Legal Affairs, Yemen

Link: http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/mar/28/sara-hossain-13-others-be-honoured-us

Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

Dhaka, Monday, 2016-03-28 Published : 28 Mar 2016, 22:20:34 Barrister Sara wins Int’l Women of Courage Award

DHAKA, March 28: The US Department of State has named Barrister Sara Hossain and 13 other women all over the world to honour them with its International Women of Courage Award for their extraordinary achievements in their respective fields.

US Secretary of State John Kerry will present the 2016 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award to them at the US Department of State on Tuesday.

The Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award annually recognises women around the globe who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment, often at great personal risk.

Since its inception in 2007, the Department of State has honoured nearly 100 women from 60 different countries, according to the US Department of State.

Sara Hossain, daughter of jurist Dr Kamal Hossain, is a human rights lawyer. She is barrister in the Supreme Court of the country and the Honorary Executive Director of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust. Sara played a key role in drafting the country’s first comprehensive legislation on violence against women, which became a law in 2010.

The 13 other 2016 awardees are Debra Baptist-Estrada, Port Commander, Belize Immigration and Nationality, Belize, Ni Yulan, Human Rights Activist, China, Latifa Ibn Ziaten, Interfaith Activist, France, Thelma Aldana, Attorney General, Guatemala, Nagham Nawzat, Yezidi Activist and Gynecologist, Iraq, Nisha Ayub, Transgender Rights Advocate, Malaysia, Fatimata M’baye, Co-founder and President of the Mauritanian Association for Human Rights, Mauritania, Zhanna Nemtsova, Journalist and Activist, Russia, Zuzana Števulová, Director of the Human Rights League, Slovakia, Awadeya Mahmoud, Founder and Chair of the Women’s Food and Tea Sellers’ Cooperative and the Women’s Multi- Purpose Cooperative for Khartoum State, Sudan, Vicky Ntetema, Executive Director of Under the Same Sun, Tanzania, Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit, Bookstore Owner and Co-founder of Creating Awareness for Enhanced Democracy, Thailand and Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi, Minister of Legal Affairs, Yemen, according to UNB. - IH

Link: http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2016/03/28/23493/Barrister-Sara-wins-Int%E2%80%99l- Women-of-Courage-Award

Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 10:37:23 AM

Sara reaches USA to receive Int'l Women of Courage Award

By UNB, DHAKA Published at: 30th-Mar-2016

Barrister Sara Hossain reached the United States to receive the US Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award 2016.She will receive her award in Washington, DC at a ceremony to be held at 8:30pm (BST) on Tuesday and 10:30am (local time). US Secretary of State John Kerry and 13 other awardees from around the world will attend the ceremony, said a US Embassy statement on Tuesday.This award annually recognises women from around the world who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality, and women's empowerment, often at great personal risk.Sara, daughter of eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain, is a human rights lawyer who has served as a powerful voice for Bangladesh's most disadvantaged and marginalised citizens, particularly women and girls, in her country's highest courts of law. A barrister in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the Honorary Executive Director of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Sara played a key role in drafting her country's first comprehensive legislation on violence against women, which became law in 2010.She has brought landmark cases challenging practices such as forced veiling, the use of fatwas to impose degrading punishments on women and girls, and the use of non-medical procedures to judge a woman's virginity in rape and sexual assault cases. Her courage, passion, and integrity have earned her the trust of her clients, and respect from human rights advocates around the world.This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Award, for which nearly 100 women have been recognised.

Link: http://thedailynewnation.com/news/88494/sara-reaches-usa-to-receive-intl-women-of-courage-award.html

Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

Sara Hossain wins Int’l Women of Courage Award

Online Desk | Update: 00:13, Mar 29, 2016

The US Department of State has named lawyer Sara Hossain and 13 other extraordinary women from around the world to honour them with its International Women of Courage Award.

US Secretary of State John Kerry will present the 2016 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award to them at the US Department of State on Tuesday, reports news agency UNB.

Since the inception of this award in 2007, the State Department has honoured nearly 100 women from 60 different countries, according to the US Department of State.

Sara Hossain, daughter of eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain, is a human rights lawyer who has fought on behalf of Bangladesh’s most disadvantaged and marginalised citizens, particularly women and girls, in Bangladesh’s highest courts of law.

A barrister in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the honorary executive director of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Sara played a key role in drafting the country’s first comprehensive legislation on violence against women, which became a law in 2010.

She has brought landmark cases challenging practices such as forced veiling, the use of fatwas to impose degrading punishments on women and girls, and the use of non-medical procedures to judge a woman’s virginity in rape and sexual assault cases.

Sara’s courage, passion, and integrity have earned her the trust of her clients, and respect from human rights advocates around the world.

The 13 other 2016 awardees are Debra Baptist-Estrada, Port Commander, Belize Immigration and Nationality, Belize, Ni Yulan, Human Rights

Activist, China, Latifa Ibn Ziaten, Interfaith Activist, France, Thelma Aldana, Attorney General, Guatemala, Nagham Nawzat, Yezidi Activist and Gynecologist, Iraq, Nisha Ayub, Transgender Rights Advocate, Malaysia, Fatimata M’baye, Co-founder and President of the Mauritanian

Association for Human Rights, Mauritania, Zhanna Nemtsova, Journalist and Activist, Russia, Zuzana Števulová, Director of the Human Rights League, Slovakia, Awadeya Mahmoud, Founder and Chair of the Women’s Food and Tea Sellers’ Cooperative and the Women’s Multi-Purpose

Cooperative for Khartoum State, Sudan, Vicky Ntetema, Executive Director of Under the Same Sun, Tanzania, Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit, Bookstore Owner and Co-founder of Creating Awareness for Enhanced Democracy, Thailand and Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi, Minister of Legal Affairs, Yemen.

Link: http://www.en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/99619/Sara-Hossain-wins-Int%E2%80%99l- Women-of-Courage-Award Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

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Link: http://www.prothom- alo.com/bangladesh/article/813061/%E2%80%98%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E2%80%99- %E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8- %E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

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আন্ত쇍জাতিক সাহসী নারীর পরু স্কার পপলেন সারা পহালসন

বাাংলাদিদের খ্যাদিমাি আইিজীবী বযাদরস্টার সারা হ াদসি ২০১৬ সাদলর ‘আন্তজচাদিক সা সী িারীর’ (ইꇍটারন্যােিাল উইদমি অব কাদরজ অযাওয়ার্চ-আইর্াদিউওদস) পরু স্কার হপদয়দেি। মাদকচি হস্টট দর্পাটচদমꇍট এই পরু স্কারপ্রাপ্তদির িাদলকা প্রকাে কদরদে। িার সদঙ্গ দবদের আদরা ১৩ জি এই পরু স্কার হপদয়দেি। মাদকচি পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী জি হকদর আজ মঙ্গলবার দবজয়ীদির াদি পরু স্কার িুদল হিদবি।

প্রদিবেরই দবদের সা সী িারীর পরু স্কার হ াষণা কদর যক্তু রাষ্ট্র। যারা োদন্ত, দবর্ার, মািবাদধকার, দলঙ্গ সমিা এবাং িারীর ক্ষমিায়দি জীবদির ঝু ুঁদক দিদয় কাজ কদরি িাদির এই পরু স্কার হিয়া য়। মাদকচি হস্টট দর্পাটচদমꇍট জািায়, ২০০৭ সাদল র্াল ু য় এই পরু স্কার। এ পযন্তচ ৬০ দট হিদের প্রায় একে’ িারীদক এই পরু স্কার হিয়া দয়দে।

সারা হ াদসি বাাংলাদিদের সাংদবধাি প্রদণিা র্. কামাল হ াদসদির হমদয়। দপদেদয় পড়া িারী এবাং হমদয়দির জন্য দবদিন্ন কাজ কদরি বাাংলাদিে দলগ্যাল এইর্ সাদিচদসস ট্রাদস্টর দিবচা ী পদরর্ালক সারা হ াদসি। িারীর দব쇁দে সদ াংসিা প্রদিদরাধ সাংক্রান্ত আইি প্রণয়দি িার 巁쇁ত্বপণূ চ িূ দমকা রদয়দে। ২০১০ সাদল এই আইিদট কাযচকর য়। আগ্ামী পদ লা এদপ্রল সম্মািপ্রাপ্তরা যক্তু রাদষ্ট্রর কদয়কদট ে র ভ্রমণ করদবি। এর মদধয রদয়দে দমদসৌদর, হকিটাদক, আলাবামা, কযাদলদ াদিচয়া, ির্চ কযাদরাদলিা, দমদেগ্াি, দমদিাদসাটা এবাং হপিদসলিাদিয়া। ইꇍটারন্যােিাল দিদজটর দলর্ারদেপ হপ্রাগ্রাদমর মাধযদম িারা আদমদরকাি মাꇁদষর সদঙ্গ মিদবদিময় করদবি। দবদিন্ন রাজয ভ্রমণ কদর লসঅযাদেলদস িারা পিু রায় একসদঙ্গ দমদলি দবি এবাং িারী ও হমদয়দির জীবিমাি উন্নয়দি কী ধরদির িূ দমকা পালি করা যায় িা দিদয় আদলার্িা করদবি।

Link: http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/second-edition/2016/03/29/110933.html

Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

Dhaka, Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Sara to receive US Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award 2016

DHAKA, March 29, 2016 (BSS)- Barrister Sara Hossain would be given the US Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award 2016 in Washington D.C tonight and she has already reached the United States to receive the award.

She has been nominated for the award for demonstrating exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality, and women's empowerment, often at great personal risk.

Sara Hossain, daughter of eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain, is a human rights lawyer who has served as a powerful voice for Bangladesh's most disadvantaged and marginalised citizens, particularly women and girls, in her country's highest courts of law.

A Barrister in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the Honorary Executive Director of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Ms. Hossain played a key role in drafting her country's first comprehensive legislation on violence against women, which became law in 2010.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Award, for which nearly 100 women have been recognized, the release added.

Link: http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=564225&date=2016-03-29

Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

The Daily Samakal

Published : 29 Mar 2016, 16:52:16 Sara reaches USA to receive Int’l Women of Courage Award

Barrister Sara Hossain- file photo Online Desk

Barrister Sara Hossain reached the United States to receive the US Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award 2016.

She will receive her award in Washington, DC at a ceremony to be held at 8:30 pm (BST) today and 10:30 am (local time), reports the UNB.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and 13 other awardees from around the world will attend the ceremony, said a US Embassy statement on Tuesday.

This award annually recognizes women from around the world who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality, and women’s empowerment, often at great personal risk.

Sara, daughter of eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain, is a human rights lawyer who has served as a powerful voice for Bangladesh’s most disadvantaged and marginalized citizens, particularly women and girls, in her country’s highest courts of law.

A barrister in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the Honorary Executive Director of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Sara played a key role in drafting her country’s first comprehensive legislation on violence against women, which became law in 2010.

Her courage, passion, and integrity have earned her the trust of her clients, and respect from human rights advocates around the world.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Award, for which nearly 100 women have been recognized.

Link: http://www.samakal.net/2016/03/29/4522

Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

Today : Wednesday, 30 March, 2016

Sara wins Int’l Women of Courage Award

Jamuna news : Barrister Sara Hossain reached the United States to receive the US Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award 2016, reports UNB.

She will receive her award in Washington, DC at a ceremony to be held at 8:30pm (BST) today and 10:30am (local time).

US Secretary of State John Kerry and 13 other awardees from around the world will attend the ceremony, said a US Embassy statement on Tuesday.

This award annually recognises women from around the world who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality, and women’s empowerment, often at great personal risk. Sara, daughter of eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain, is a human rights lawyer who has served as a powerful voice for Bangladesh’s most disadvantaged and marginalised citizens, particularly women and girls, in her country’s highest courts of law.

Her courage, passion, and integrity have earned her the trust of her clients, and respect from human rights advocates around the world.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Award, for which nearly 100 women have been recognised.

Link: http://www.jamunanews24.com/details.php?id=16629

Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

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Sara wins Int’l Women of Courage Award

jamuna news : Barrister Sara Hossain reached the United States to receive the US Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award 2016, reports UNB. She will receive her award in Washington, DC at a ceremony to be held at 8:30pm (BST) today and 10:30am (local time). US Secretary of State John Kerry and 13 other awardees from around the world will attend the ceremony, said a US Embassy statement on Tuesday. This award annually recognises women from around the world who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality, and women’s empowerment, often at great personal risk. Sara, daughter of eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain, is a human rights lawyer who has served as a powerful voice for Bangladesh’s most disadvantaged and marginalised citizens, particularly women and girls, in her country’s highest courts of law. A barrister in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the Honorary Executive Director of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Sara played a key role in drafting her country’s first comprehensive legislation on violence against women, which became law in 2010. She has brought landmark cases challenging practices such as forced veiling, the use of fatwas to impose degrading punishments on women and girls, and the use of non-medical procedures to judge a woman’s virginity in rape and sexual assault cases. Her courage, passion, and integrity have earned her the trust of her clients, and respect from human rights advocates around the world. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Award, for which nearly 100 women have been recognised. তথ্যসুত্র: Jamuna News24.com

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Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

03.29 / 05:13 clickittefaq.com

US to honor Sara Hossain

Sara Hossain will be among 14 women that the United States have chosen to honour for their exceptional courage and leadership.

The Supreme Court lawyer who also runs the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, was picked for advocating peace, justice, human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment.

US Secretary of State John Kerry will present the 2016 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award at the US Department of State on Tuesday to these 14 women who have remained committed despite grave personal risk.

The information was made public through a media note issued on Monday from the US State Department’s Spokesperson’s Office in Washington, DC.

The Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award annually recognises women around the globe.

The State Department has honored nearly 100 women from 60 different countries since the inception of this award in 2007.

The 2016 awardees are:

• Sara Hossain, Barrister, Supreme Court, Bangladesh

• Debra Baptist-Estrada, Port Commander, Belize Immigration and Nationality, Belize

• Ni Yulan, Human Rights Activist, China

• Latifa Ibn Ziaten, Interfaith Activist, France

• Thelma Aldana, Attorney General, Guatemala

• Nagham Nawzat, Yezidi Activist and Gynecologist, Iraq

• Nisha Ayub, Transgender Rights Advocate, Malaysia

• Fatimata M’baye, Co-founder and President of the Mauritanian Association for Human Rights, Mauritania Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

• Zhanna Nemtsova, Journalist and Activist, Russia

• Zuzana Števulová, Director of the Human Rights League, Slovakia

• Awadeya Mahmoud, Founder and Chair of the Women…

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CampusLive24.com ।। published on: Tuesday, March 29 2016, 17:46 ।। latest update: 17:54

Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women Of Courage Award

Live Correspondent: US Secretary of State John Kerry will present the 2016 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award to a group of extraordinary women from around the world today at the US Department of State, a US State Department release said yesterday.

This year’s 14 awardees include Barrister Sara Hossain, a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and honorary Sara Hossain Wins Int’l Women of Courage Award International & National News Clippings

executive director of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST).

Since the inception of this award in 2007, the State Department has honoured nearly 100 women from 60 different countries, according to the US Department of State.

Sara’s courage, passion, and integrity have earned her the trust of her clients, and respect from human rights advocates around the world.

The 13 other 2016 awardees are Debra Baptist-Estrada, Port Commander, Belize Immigration and Nationality, Belize, Ni Yulan, Human Rights

Link: http://www.campuslive24.com/en/specials/2016/03/29/sara-hossain-wins-intl-women-of-courage- award