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Bangladesh: Information and Communication Technology Act draconian assault on free expression

The Bangladesh Government must repeal or amend the newly amended Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act because it is being used to assault freedom of expression and freedom from arbitrary detention, the ICJ says. The ICT Act, as amended on 6 October 2013, has been used to arbitrarily detain Nasiruddin Elan, Director of prominent human […]

November 21, 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

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

The release on bail of Odhikar Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan must be the first step to respect and protect human rights defenders

The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, completed their mission to Bangladesh, they call for an end to the prosecution of leading human rights lawyer Adilur Rahman Khan and to ensure full respect for the […]

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

BANGLADESH: Attorney General plays key role to deny Adilur’s bail granted by High Court

Bangladesh’s authorities are trying to block the process of releasing the human rights defender Adilur Rahman Khan, today, October 9, 2013. A Division Bench of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh granted six months interim bail to Adilur Rahman Khan yesterday, 8 October 2013. Nearly after two months since the detention […]

October 9, 2013 | Read full story | Comments are closed