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National Anti-Trafficking Information Resource Center |
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 National Anti-Trafficking Information Resource Center (NATIRC) of ATSEC Bangladesh Chapter established in January 2000. Since then it is being increased its collection of information resources gradually to enhance maximum dissemination of information. It has so far at its collection approximately five hundred literary materials those computerized under CDS/ISIS for easy retrieval. The most of which are research findings, case studies, study reports and proceedings of various seminar/workshop/conference etc., on the issue of trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and women. The NATIRC visited by about three hundred different persons/organizations for information.
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Action against Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children |
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ATSEC (Action against Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children) Bangladesh is a non-profit organization and a coalition of 15 NGOs working in Bangladesh for prevention of trafficking in children and women and their sexual exploitation since last few years. It was formed after a consultation meeting held in May 1998, among the members of Save the Children Denmark - Red Barnet Partners Coordination Body (RBPCB) and expert group on the issues of children and women trafficking and sexual exploitation between Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. ATSEC works for prevention of human trafficking and their sexual exploitation and discrimination within the country and the region. ATSEC facilitates advocacy, creates awareness and social mobilization, provides technical support, initiates research and programme support activities at the grassroots, sub-national, national and regional levels to resist inhuman and heinous offences like exploitative sexual crime and trafficking in women and children. |
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ATSEC Bangladesh is the historical emergence as a coalition of 13 NGOs, one International NGO (Save the Children Denmark - Red Barnet) and one is british agency - The British Council. The Coalition is working on the issue of child and women trafficking and sexual exploitation of children. It came into being after a Consultation Meeting held between the members of Save the Children Denmark - Red Barnet Partners Coordination Body (RBPCB) and experts on the issues of child trafficking and prostitution both from Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, which was funded by Red Barnet Regional Office and UNICEF, Calcutta and Dhaka office. During the Consultation Meeting, both West Bengal and Bangladesh delegates agreed to form a Network to work for combating child trafficking and sexual exploitation of children. |
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