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25 Years of Resilience: Statement from Odhikar on its 25th Anniversary

Odhikar was founded on 10 October 1994. Odhikar on its 25th founding anniversary pays tribute to the victims of human rights violations around the world. Odhikar would like to express heartfelt gratitude to all the human rights defenders, international organisations, local networks, supporters and well-wishers who have stood by the organisation for the last 25 […]

October 9, 2019 | Read full story | Comments are closed

মানবাধিকার প্রতিবেদনঃ নভেম্বর ২০১৭

নভেম্বর ২০১৭ এর মাসিক মানবাধিকার প্রতিবেদনে বাংলাদেশের মানবাধিকার অবস্থার নিন্মোক্ত বিষয়গুলো বর্ণনা করা হলোঃ পর্ব ১: বাংলাদেশ ও এর প্রতিবেশী সংক্রান্ত বিষয় – মিয়ানমারে রোহিঙ্গা জনগোষ্ঠির ওপর গণহত্যা – ভারত সরকারের আগ্রাসী নীতি পর্ব ২: জাতীয় বিষয়সমূহ – প্রধান বিচারপতির পদত্যাগ এবং বিচার বিভাগের স্বাধীনতা – বিচারবহির্ভূত হত্যাকাণ্ড – কারাগার পরিস্থিতি – নির্যাতন, মর্যাদাহানিকর আচরণ […]

December 1, 2017 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : November 2017

The November 2017 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: PART I: CROSS-BORDER ISSUES – Genocide against Rohingya people in Myanmar – Aggressive policy of Indian government towards Bangladesh PART II: NATIONAL ISSUES – Resignation of the Chief Justice and Independence of the Judiciary – […]

December 1, 2017 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Joint written statement to the 35th session of the UN HRC by OMCT and Odhikar, BANGLADESH: Freedoms of Expression, Assembly and Association Are Under Serious Threat

The current human rights situation in Bangladesh is catastrophic due to an absence of democracy and a lack of functional institutions, which have been aggravated by an increasingly repressive political context. The rights to freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of peaceful assembly and of association are constantly violated while human rights defenders (HRDs) are facing […]

June 12, 2017 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Joint Press Release on Indian authorities prolong unlawful detention of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez

Joint Press Release The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (The Observatory) The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Human Rights Defenders Alert – India (HRDA) FORUM-ASIA The International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED) Odhikar  India: Authorities prolong unlawful detention of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez […]

October 27, 2016 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Odhikar:22 years of defending human rights – despite persecution

Statement from Odhikar Dhaka, October 10, 2016 – Odhikar was established on the 10th of October 1994 with the vision of a society based on the rights and responsibilities of State and citizen. Having rights and being able to freely enjoy them, as inscribed and protected by a democratic constitution, is an obvious expectation, but […]

October 10, 2016 | Read full story | Comments are closed