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Human rights monitoring report : August 2015

The August 2015 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Unstable political situation Extrajudicial killings Torture Allegations of enforced disappearance Abuses of rights of the religious minority community Violations to freedom of expression and assembly Human rights violations by the BSF along the border Inhuman […]

September 1, 2015 | Read full story | Comments are closed

National Press Club Authorities abruptly cancel a programme organised by the families of the disappeared, AFAD, ALRC, FIDH and Odhikar

On 29 August 2015, the National Press Club authority has abruptly cancelled a programme, which was scheduled to be held on 30 August at the  National Press Club auditorium. At 5:20 pm on 29 August, Odhikar received a phone call from Selim Mia, an employee of the National Press Club that, as per the instructions of […]

August 30, 2015 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Annual Human Rights Report 2014 : Odhikar Report on Bangladesh

The human rights situation in Bangladesh has been of increasing concern over the past few years, as outlined by Odhikar’s annual Human Rights Report 2014. This informative report outlines the severe lack of accountability for human rights violations, particularly those committed by government actors, the government’s ongoing crackdown on civil society, and an alarming level […]

August 17, 2015 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Allegations made by the Police Headquarters against Odhikar and statements of Odhikar and other organisations and the media in response to the allegations

On August 2, 2015 the Bangladesh Police Headquarters issued a press statement in Bangla titled “Police did not commit extrajudicial killings: statements of Odhikar and BAMAK are unlawful; only subversive campaigns”, and sent it to the media. In this, the Police Headquarters stated that the statements of the two Organisations, ‘Odhikar’ and ‘Bangladesh Human Rights […]

August 6, 2015 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : July 2015

The July 2015 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence continue with disregard to ordinary citizens Extrajudicial killings Torture in custody Allegations of enforced disappearance by law enforcement agencies Violations to freedoms of expression and assembly Violence against minority community citizens Human rights violations […]

August 1, 2015 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Joint Statement for International Justice Day by Odhikar and FIDH

Paris, Dhaka; 17 July 2015 – International Justice Day, or International Criminal Justice Day, has been observed every year on July 17 since 1998, marking the day on which the international community adopted the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Odhikar and FIDH have been commemorating International Justice Day for several years, both […]

July 17, 2015 | Read full story | Comments are closed