19 December 2024 The statement of the Indian Prime Minister on the victory day of Bangladesh’s Liberation War of 16 December 1971, is in clear disregard to the sovereignty of Bangladesh, and its people who sacrificed their lives to achieve independence. Odhikar strongly condemns and protests Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s misleading and distorted statement. On […]
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Bangladesh: Establishing human rights requires voluntary participation of the people- Odhikar’s statement on the occasion of International Human Rights Day 2024
Dhaka, 09 December 2024: 10 December is the International Human Rights Day. As the world commemorates this day, the path to establishing a democratic state has been paved in Bangladesh through a mass uprising of students, workers and citizens from all walks of life. The authoritarian regime which ruled from 6 January, 2009 to 5 […]
বাংলাদেশ: মানবাধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠায় প্রয়োজন জনগণের স্বত:স্ফূর্ত অংশগ্রহণ- আন্তর্জাতিক মানবাধিকার দিবস ২০২৪ উপলক্ষে অধিকার এর বিবৃতি
ঢাকা, ০৯ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৪: ১০ ডিসেম্বর আন্তর্জাতিক মানবাধিকার দিবস। ২০২৪ সালে বিশ্বব্যাপী এই দিনটি যখন পালিত হচ্ছে তখন বাংলাদেশে ছাত্র-জনতার গনঅভ্যূত্থানের মাধ্যমে কর্তৃত্ববাদী সরকারের পতনের মধ্যে দিয়ে একটি গণতান্ত্রিক রাষ্ট্র প্রতিষ্ঠার পথ সুগম হয়েছে। কর্তৃত্ববাদী হাসিনা সরকার ২০০৯ সালের ৬ জানুয়ারি থেকে ২০২৪ সালের ৫ আগস্ট পর্যন্ত জনগণকে তাদের ভোটাধিকার থেকে বঞ্চিত করে জোর করে […]
Odhikar Receives the 2024 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award
The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) announced today (Nov. 27) that the 2024 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award (ADHRA) will be awarded to Odhikar, a leading human rights organization in Bangladesh. Odhikar Receives The 2024 Asia Democracy And Human Rights Award
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women : Statement from Odhikar
24 November 2024 Patria Mirabal, Minerva Mirabal, and Maria Teresa Mirabal were sisters and staunch opponents of Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. On 25 November 1960, they were brutalized and killed while on their way to visit their incarcerated husbands, who had also suffered greatly during Trujillo’s regime. Their assassination and noteworthy opposition […]
30 years of Striving to Establish Human Rights: Odhikar’s Statement on the Occasion of its Founding Anniversary
09 October 2024 10th October 2024 is Odhikar’s 30th founding anniversary. On 10th October 1994, Odhikar was established by human rights defenders with the determination to establish human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Bangladesh. On its 30th founding anniversary, Odhikar stands against the last 15 years of violent, authoritarian rule under Sheikh […]
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