Rights watchdog Odhikar on Monday denounced ‘continued surveillance of plainclothes men’ on the activities of the rights organisation and its staff memebers following the release of its secretary Adilur rahman Khan on bail on October 11. ‘Monitoring and surveillance of the Odhikar office, its staff and Adilur Rahman Khan’s home has increased since his release […]
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Rohingya reality and the elusive strategy paper
by CR Abrar IT IS worth noting that, after years of dithering, last September the government of Bangladesh framed a strategy paper for dealing with the Rohingyas who have taken shelter in Bangladesh. Any rationale being would agree that any strategy should be devised taking into consideration the existing reality. Although the document appears to […]
BANGLADESH: Adilur’s release carries comprehensive message for civil society
AHRC-STM-184-2013 (full text in English, PDF)
Odhikar under Surveillance: 19 Years of Struggle for Upholding Human Rights in Bangladesh
Statement_19 years of Odhikar (full text in English, PDF)
The release on bail of Odhikar Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan must be the first step to respect and protect human rights defenders
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, completed their mission to Bangladesh, they call for an end to the prosecution of leading human rights lawyer Adilur Rahman Khan and to ensure full respect for the […]
BANGLADESH: Attorney General plays key role to deny Adilur’s bail granted by High Court
Bangladesh’s authorities are trying to block the process of releasing the human rights defender Adilur Rahman Khan, today, October 9, 2013. A Division Bench of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh granted six months interim bail to Adilur Rahman Khan yesterday, 8 October 2013. Nearly after two months since the detention […]
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