Objectives of the Scoping Paper The scoping paper provides an overview of the research carried out and evidence available on the status and trends in violence against women and girls during the 2020–2021 COVID-19 period in Bangladesh. [...] In the initial stages of the pandemic, the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) conducted a media tracking exercise to understand the impact of COVID-19 on VAW from April to June 2020, which found international reporting of domestic violence and the raising of concerns but little data. [...] The National Action Plan for implementing the National Women's Development Policy and the National Action Plan for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Ministry of Women and Children, n.d.) recognize the importance of addressing and ending sexual harassment at the workplace. [...] The main objective of the study was to analyze the situation of persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify the loopholes existing in the policy framework and practices at the individual, community/societal, institutional, and state-level concerning persons with disabilities in Bangladesh. [...] The workshop emphasized the implementation of the Protection of the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2013, which can reduce the discrimination, oppression, and violence faced by women and girls with disabilities to a great extent.
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