Archer K. Blood Center for Democracy is named after Archer Kent Blood, a US State Department diplomat who famously protested against the atrocities committed by the Pakistani Army during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971. Founded in 2017, the Archer K. Blood Center for Democracy aims to discuss democracy and political issues affecting Bangladesh. The organization has been fashioned like a think tank. It’s main purpose is to discuss, analyze, and influence issues like human rights, labor rights, freedom of expression, freedom of association, voting rights, parliamentary elections, civil society, economic development, and related issues in the context of Bangladesh.
The center also aims to influence external factors in Bangladeshi politics, such as US foreign policy, South Asian politics, foreign aid and trade, the United Nations, international interest groups, etc. Archer K. Blood Center for Democracy is also keen on issues like policy formulation, research, and advocacy concerning social policy, political strategy, economics, the military, technology, and the culture of Bangladesh.
Team
President: Dina Siddiqi, PhD
Executive Director: Kausar Mumin