Experiences

Research:
Extensive qualitative research experience on human rights and good governance in general and child rights, ombudsman, national human rights institutions, police reform, impunity of law enforcing agencies, legal status of political party and freedom of expression in particular with national and international institutions e.g., Odhikar, The Daily Star, The British Council, UNICEF, DFID-B, ARTICLE 19, Human Rights Center at the University of Essex, DASCOH, CARE-Bangladesh etc.

Monitoring:
Capability on monitoring of human rights violations. Also, observed National Parliamentary Election (Dhaka, Bangladesh) and by-elections in 1996 and Sri Lanka's National Parliamentary Election in December 2001 as an international observer. Contributed to the formation and functioning of 'Election Monitoring Working Group (EMWG)' for the Parliamentary Election of 2001 facilitated by the Asia Foundation, Bangladesh.

Advocacy and Campaign:
Expertise on advocacy and campaign strategy on human rights issues in media and public forums.

Training:
Extensive experience in designing and conducting human rights training for human rights activists/defenders and journalists.