Dhaka/Manila, 30 August 2019: The International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is observed globally on 30 August every year and this gives us the opportunity to remember the numbers of people who were disappeared due to armed conflict, war, occupation, xenophobia, authoritarianism and political turmoil; and to show solidarity with the victim-families. While […]
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Odhikar and AFAD Commemorate the International Week of the Disappeared
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 […]
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 […]
Odhikar rejects the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Odhikar’s statement in response to MoFA statement (full text in English, PDF)
AFAD Commemorates Human Rights Day
Manila: The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) commemorates the Human Rights Day, observed each year on the 10th of December. This day this year marks 70 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and thus makes the day of greater significance. This day is an opportunity to assess the situation […]
Protest against fictitious, baseless and ill-motivated reports against Odhikar published in certain media
Odhikar’s satement on false and ill-motivated reports against it (full text in English, PDF)
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