Sreemoti Sharoti (39) is a poor female agricultural labour and the wife of Sree Atul Kumar of Gorakmondop village under Phulbari police station of Kurigram district. Sharoti worked at Dinesh Chandra Burman’s field near the border to earn a living and help Atul bear the family expenses. On November 20, 2012 at around 8:30am, Sharoti […]
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BNP leader Mohammad Rafikul Islam Majumdar was abducted and killed by men identifying as RAB
On January 5, 2013 at around 7:45pm Haji Mohammad Rafikul Islam Majumdar (42) was abducted and killed by men identifying themselves as RAB officials, claimed his mother in law, brother and relatives. Rafikul was the General Secretary of Ward 56, Dhaka unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and vice president of the Hawkers’ Market Committee […]
Statement on the ongoing human rights violations in Bangladesh
The Government Must Stop its Security Forces’ Killing Spree The Home Minister should Resign The Government Must Immediately Resolve this Crisis through Dialogue statement-ongoing hr violations Bangladesh-2013 (full text in English, PDF) statement-ongoing hr violations Bangladesh-2013 (full text in Bangla, PDF)
Human rights monitoring report : February 2013
The February 2013 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Rally at Shahbagh calling for capital punishment for war criminals; blasphemous statements on some blogs instigate violence; deaths; attacks on journalists; and more issues regarding freedom of speech and expression. 37 persons killed extra judicially. […]
National Advocacy Meeting On Human Rights Violation at the India Bangladesh Border
As part of Odhikar’s campaign to stop human rights violations at the India-Bangladesh border by Indian Border Security Force (BSF), Odhikar organised a National Advocacy Meeting on November 24, 2012 under the topic ‘Human Rights Violations at the India-Bangladesh Border’. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, Secretary of Odhikar. The key […]
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS CONFERENCE 2012
Odhikar, being an organisation of human rights defenders in Bangladesh, strongly believes that ‘human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, nationalities or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible’. Odhikar stands against all forms of human […]
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