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The Use of Abuse: A Brief Report on the Continual use of Torture in Bangladesh

OMCT Odhikar Report 2026

September 5, 2026 | Read full story | Comments are closed

গুমের ক্ষেত্রে নূন্যতম মনোসামাজিক মানদণ্ডের ব্যবহার বিষয়ক পুস্তিকা

এশিয়ান ফেডারেশন এগেইনস্ট ইনভল্যান্টারি ডিসএপিয়ারেন্সেস (আফাদ) ‘Applying The Psychosocial Minimum Standards On Enforced Disappearances’ ম্যানুয়ালটি ২০১৫ সালে ইংরেজিতে প্রথম প্রকাশ করে। ২০২০ সালে অধিকার এই পুস্তিকাটি বাংলায় অনুবাদ করে। গুমের শিকার পরিবারগুলোকে মনোসামাজিক (সাইকোসোশ্যাল) সহায়তা দেবার উদ্দেশ্যই এই ম্যানুয়ালটি তৈরি করা হয়েছে। এই ম্যানুয়ালটি নির্দেশিকা হিসেবে তাঁদের সত্যসন্ধান, ন্যায়বিচার পাওয়া এবং সম্পূর্ণ ক্ষতিপূরণ পাওয়ার ক্ষেত্রে […]

December 20, 2020 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Cycle of Fear: Combating Impunity for Torture and Strengthening Rule of Law in Bangladesh in

In 2019, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and Odhikar jointly published a report, titled “Cycle of Fear: Combating Impunity for Torture and Strengthening Rule of Law in Bangladesh” shows how law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh systematically use torture to silence dissent, while not sparing ordinary citizens. The report also highlights how the political deadlock […]

July 25, 2019 | Read full story | Comments are closed

ANFREL’s AERC Launches Book on “Electoral Challenges in Asia Today”

ANFREL through its Asian Electoral Resource Center (AERC) introduces its latest publication “Electoral Challenges in Asia Today.” The book is a compilation of researches conducted by electoral experts from across 13 countries in Asia. It presents what are deemed to be the most pressing challenges to advancing electoral democracy in Asia over the last decade. […]

November 1, 2016 | Read full story | Comments are closed

PASLET – Participation in Action, Sharing, Learning and Evolving Together

PASLET – Participation in Action, Sharing, Learning and Evolving Together (2014) was produced during a project supported by the Youth in Action programme of the European Union. The publication shares good practices on youth participation in Finland, Bangladesh, Nepal and Slovenia. It has been produced in cooperation with the Bangladeshi human rights organisation Odhikar and […]

October 12, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed

The battle continues : aspects of violence against women in Bangladesh

From July 2011 to June 2012, Odhikar carried out a project to study the situation of some common instances of violence against women in four areas of Bangladesh. The acts of violence were dowry-related violence, acid violence and rape. The study areas were Satkhira, Sirajganj, Tangail and Munshiganj. The study was supported by the Finnish NGO Foundation for Human Rights, […]

December 1, 2012 | Read full story | Comments are closed