বাংলাদেশ মানবাধিকার সমন্বয় পরিষদ- বামাসপ

Coordinating Council for Human Rights in Bangladesh-CCHRB

Evolution

Bangladesh Manobadhikar Samannoy Parishod(Coordinating Council for Human Rights in Bangladesh-CCHRB) popularly known in Bangla acronym as ‘Bamasop’ a human rights alliance in the country founded in 1986 when the human rights movement is at a very nascent stage. Under the leadership of Renowned Human Rights Activist Late Father R W Timm, CSC & Late Shafiqul Haque Chawdhury(ASA) with late Jeffry S Periera (CARITAS}, Late Ataur Rahman(GUP), Late Barrister Mozammel Haque Bhuiyan (IDR), late Br. D Souza, CSC started the concept of founding the alliance in late 1983. Caritas, ASA,BRAC,BSEHR,ARBAN,CJP, BICPAJ,CAMPE,TMSS,RDRS,IDR,Banchte Shekha are among the 20-25 founding members. Gradually the number stands now around to three hundred both national local NGOs/CSOs of the country affiliated as general member. Keeping the prime objectives of founding this alliance Human Rights Awareness & Good Governance issues, Democracy development, Building defenders network, Civic Awareness & Election Monitoring, Rule of law , Fact finding & Research, publication & information dissemination  are embedded in its legal principal document. It is the pioneer non government organization in election monitoring program first started in the Upazila Election 1990 during the autocratic regime. Bamasop leadership taken the issue into consideration to intervene in the democratic process by involving its alliance members and conducted voter awareness &  election monitoring activities as one priority. Then Bamasop got its legal status from the Department of Social Service, NGO affairs Bureau and as election observer organization by the Bangladesh Election Commission.