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Nasiruddin Elan, Bangladeshi activist, detained and at risk of torture

It is with extreme alarm that CIVICUS demands the Bangladeshi government halt its campaign of harassment against Odhikar, Bangladesh’s leading human rights organization. Odhikar has been drawing attention to human rights abuses since 1994. Odhikar’s Director, Nasiruddin Elan, and its Secretary, Adilur Rahman Khan, stand accused of committing offences under the controversial and recently amended […]

November 6, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed

BAIL DENIED FOR ODHIKAR DIRECTOR. SENT TO JAIL

ASM Nasiruddin Elan, the Director of Odhikar and Adilur Rahman Khan, the Secretary were accused of committing offences under the Information and Communication Technology Act 2006 (amended in 2009) on 04 September 2013. While Adilur Rahman Khan was incarcerated in Kashimpur prison from 13 August 2013, on 11 September an arrest warrant was issued for […]

November 6, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Odhikar blasts plainclothes surveillance

Rights watchdog Odhikar on Monday denounced ‘continued surveillance of plainclothes men’ on the activities of the rights organisation and its staff memebers following the release of its secretary Adilur rahman Khan on bail on October 11. ‘Monitoring and surveillance of the Odhikar office, its staff and Adilur Rahman Khan’s home has increased since his release […]

October 29, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Rohingya reality and the elusive strategy paper

by CR Abrar IT IS worth noting that, after years of dithering, last September the government of Bangladesh framed a strategy paper for dealing with the Rohingyas who have taken shelter in Bangladesh. Any rationale being would agree that any strategy should be devised taking into consideration the existing reality. Although the document appears to […]

October 23, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed

BANGLADESH: Adilur’s release carries comprehensive message for civil society

AHRC-STM-184-2013 (full text in English, PDF)

October 12, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Odhikar under Surveillance: 19 Years of Struggle for Upholding Human Rights in Bangladesh

Statement_19 years of Odhikar (full text in English, PDF)

October 11, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed