তাসকিন ফাহমিনা, জেন্ডার বিশেষজ্ঞ, অধিকার ১. কয়েকদিন আগে একটি খবরের দিকে দৃষ্টি আটকে গেল- শিরোনামটি ছিল এই রকম- ‘ছেলে না হওয়ায় মেয়ের মুখে বিষ!’ ঘটনাটি হল- যশোরের অভয়নগরে শফিয়ার- লাবিনা দম্পতির চার মেয়ের মধ্যে তিথিলার তিন মাস আগে জন্ম হয়। ছেলের আশায় এতগুলো মেয়ের জন্মের কারণে ‘আশাহত’ শফিয়ার তিথিলার মুখে বিষ ঢেলে দিলে শিশুটি মারা যায়।(প্রথম […]
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Human rights monitoring report : February 2016
The February 2016 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Hindrance to freedom of expression and the media Political violence Local government elections Bar to freedom of assemblies Extrajudicial killings Torture and degrading treatment Allegations of enforced disappearance Human rights violations along the border by […]
Human rights monitoring report : January 2016
The January 2016 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence Extrajudicial killings Torture and degrading treatment Allegations of enforced disappearance A student killed in Brahmanbaria Media and freedom of expression Chief Justice comments on the Judiciary Eviction of slum dwellers Human rights violations […]
Statistics on human rights violations in 2015
According to information gathered by Odhikar, human rights situation in 2015 was found to be grave concern. Statistics on human rights violations in 2015 can be found here both in Bangla_2015 and English_2015.
CIVIL LIBERTIES : Hopes for a fresh beginning
Families of missing victims waiting for answers. PHOTO: Star C R Abrar The nation embraces 2016 with a degree of scepticism and anxiety. With the experiences of disenfranchisement and violations of fundamental rights including those of right to life and liberties experienced in 2015, people at large are eager for a new beginning. Their expectations […]
Odhikar Statement on International Human Rights Day 2015
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December, universally recognised as International Human Rights Day. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year’s Human Rights Day is devoted to the launch of a year-long campaign for the 50th anniversary of the […]
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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)