In 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft wrote, in her Vindication of the Rights of Women, that the struggle for rights of women is located within the personal space – the home and the family; and within the public sphere – the political and economic world. More than two hundred years later, around the world, women are now […]
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Women human rights defenders in India : few socio-legal aspects
Women’s struggles for freedom and equality have been a vibrant part of all social movements for transformation and social justice through history. Mary Wollstonecraft wrote in 1792 in her Vindication of the Rights of Womenthat the struggle for rights of women is located within the personal space – the home and the family; and within […]
Odhikar statement on the reference to the Supreme Court regarding BDR mutiny case
August 24, 2009 Odhikar welcomes the decision of the Government to send the BDR mutiny matter to the Supreme Court to seek advice under Article 106 of the Constitution of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh regarding the law under which the trial should take place signifying the sovereign jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in interpreting constitution and recognising the […]
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture : Odhikar’s national and local level activities
26 June is declared as the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. In light of this, Odhikar, as part of its UN-OPCAT activities, took up a three-day programme from 25 to 27 June 2009. On 25 and 26 June, memorandums were handed over to the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police, rallies […]
Submission by Odhikar and FIDH to the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review on Bangladesh
Odhikar, a duly established human rights organisation in Bangladesh, and FIDH submit this information on Bangladesh under the General Guidelines for submission of information for Universal Periodic Review. Odhikar had long been concerned about precarious human rights conditions in Bangladesh, but this report covers situations documented by the organisation for the last three years i.e.01 […]
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