The International Week of the Disappeared is observed in many countries every last week of May. In commemorating this remarkable week, Odhikar and AFAD remember and pay tribute to victims of enforced disappearance and their families across the globe, including Bangladesh. Like many countries in Asia, enforced disappearances have almost become a regular phenomenon in […]
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Bangladesh: Abdul Kaium held in judicial custody on fabricated charges
On 14 May 2019, human rights defender Abdul Kaium was sent to the Mymensingh Central Jail and is due to be held there until his next court hearing, for which no date has been fixed. Abdul Kaium is a journalist and member of human rights organisation Odhikar’s Human Rights Defenders’ Network. He has provided professional […]
ত্রৈমাসিক মানবাধিকার প্রতিবেদন : জানুয়ারি-মার্চ ২০১৯
এখানে ক্লিক করলে সম্পূর্ণ প্রতিবেদন বাংলায় দেখতে পাবেন।
Three-month Human Rights Monitoring Report on Bangladesh : January – March 2019
HRR_Jannuary-March_2019_Eng (full text in English, PDF)
Odhikar’s video on International Women’s Day 2019.
The video describes the historical background of International Women’s Day, its relation to Bangladesh’s elections and its impact on women in Bangladesh.
Odhikar rejects the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Odhikar’s statement in response to MoFA statement (full text in English, PDF)
Themes
Members/Partners
- Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN)
- Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD)
- Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
- Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL)
- CIVICUS
- HURIDOCS
- International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
- International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
- World Organization against Torture (OMCT)