Enforced disappearance is a particularly heinous human rights violation, which is considered a crime against humanity as defined in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The crime of enforced disappearance is deeply rooted in an exploitative and oppressive system that breeds poverty and violates basic human rights. It is an instrument of […]
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Statement of Odhikar : International Human Rights Day 2014
10th December is universally recognised as International Human Rights Day. International Human Rights Day is being observed worldwide at a time when incidents of human rights violations in Bangladesh have reached an alarming level. The Awami League resumed power through controversial Parliamentary Elections on January 5, 2014 that most major political parties boycotted; and a […]
Human rights monitoring report : November 2014
The November 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Criminalization of politics Extrajudicial killings Lack of accountability of law enforcement agencies BGB atrocities on villagers in Dinajpur Torture in custody Allegations of enforced disappearance Barriers to meetings and assemblies Hindrance to freedom of expression […]
Adilur Rahman Khan Receives 31st Annual Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 20, 2014 | Washington, D.C.) Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, a leading human rights lawyer from Bangladesh, today received the 2014 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. Presented annually by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights (RFK Center), the award recognizes Mr. Rahman Khan’s courageous work uncovering the most serious […]
Human rights monitoring report : October 2014
The October 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence Extrajudicial killings continue Lack of accountability of law enforcement agencies Sedition cases filed against two students of Dhaka University Arrests under Special Powers Act, 1974 Allegations of […]
Video: An Introduction to FORUM-ASIA
Video introduction to the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), through the testimonies of (in order of appearance): Evelyn Balais-Serrano, FORUM-ASIA Executive Director Sister Crescencia L. Lucero, Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP), Philippines Adilur Rahman Khan, Odhikar, Bangladesh Cecil Shane Chaudhry, National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP), Pakistan Henri Tiphagne, […]
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