.......The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution & Child Pornography is definitely a very important international instrument to eliminate all forms of sexual exploitation against children. Bangladesh has signed and ratified the Optional Protocol in the year of 2000 as one of the first ten ratifying countries of the instrument. It came into force in the year of 2002. The Government of Bangladesh has submitted its first initial report in October of 2005. The report was prepared by the Ministry of Women & Children Affairs, Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh in consultation with concerned ministries and agencies working for children in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh National Women Lawyers’ Association (BNWLA) as a focal point of the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child has taken initiative to provide information about the present status regarding the implementation of the protocol as well as to add more information regarding the progress made by the government and NGOs and to explain a few points mentioned in the country report on behalf of the NGOs working on this particular issue in Bangladesh. As a part of the consultative process, the basic information has been shared with the concerned national and international level organizations. The valuable comments and information of the organizations have been incorporated in this report. [Annex.1: List of Organizations]

The report basically contains the brief information regarding the implementation of the instrument as well as the gist of comments of the concern organizations working in the related field which will provide a general picture of the present status of the Optional Protocol in the context of Bangladesh.......

OPSC_NGO_report

Brilliant paper, you can find it if you google it, but if not, pm me your email address and ill send it to you