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Bangladesh needs a democratic system and a robust judiciary to protect the rights of women and girls, must withdraw CEDAW reservations

A Joint Statement by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Maayer Daak, and Odhikar on International Women’s Day 2024 In Bangladesh, the prevalence of violence and discrimination against women and girls is alarmingly widespread. Domestic violence, dowry-related abuse, rape, and […]

March 8, 2024 | Read full story | Comments are closed

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Statement from Odhikar

Dhaka, 25 November 2023: 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Even though 24 years have passed since the UNGA decided to observe this day in 1999, women in Bangladesh, and the world over, are still not free from various forms of violence. Violence against women is rampant in […]

November 25, 2023 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Odhikar denounces the imprisonment of its Secretary and Director under the Information and Communication Technology Act

Dhaka, 14 September 2023: The Cyber Tribunal, Dhaka today has sentenced to two years imprisonment and Taka 10,000 fine each, to Odhikar’s Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan for allegedly breaching Section 57 of the repressive Information and Communication Technology Act 2006. They were charged for releasing a report on extrajudicial killings […]

September 14, 2023 | Read full story | Comments are closed

BANGLADESH: Government must cease enforced disappearances, stop harassment of the victims’ families and hold perpetrators accountable

A Joint Statement by Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN), Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Capital Punishment Justice Project (CPJP), International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Eleos Justice, Monash University, Maayer Daak, Odhikar, Robert F. Kennedy […]

August 29, 2023 | Read full story | Comments are closed

অধিকার এর ওপর চরম রাষ্ট্রীয় নিপীড়নের দশ বছর

১০ অগাস্ট অধিকার এর ওপর চরম রাষ্ট্রীয় নিপীড়ন শুরু হওয়ার দশ বছর। ২০১৩ সালের ৫ ও ৬ মে হেফাজতে ইসলামের সমাবেশকে কেন্দ্র করে বিচারবহির্ভূত হত্যাকাণ্ডের ওপর অধিকার তথ্যানুসন্ধান প্রতিবেদন প্রকাশ করায় ২০১৩ সালের ১০ অগাস্ট অধিকার এর সেক্রেটারি আদিলুর রহমান খানকে পুলিশের গোয়েন্দা শাখা (ডিবি)’র সদস্যরা তুলে নিয়ে যায়। পরবর্তীতে আদিলুর রহমান খান এবং অধিকার […]

August 9, 2023 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Ten years of extreme state repression on Odhikar

10th August marks ten years of extreme state repression on Odhikar. On 10 August 2013, Odhikar’s Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan was picked up by members of the Detective Branch (DB) of Police for publishing a report on extrajudicial killings, centering around the Hefazate Islam rally that took place on 5th and 6th May 2013. Later, […]

August 9, 2023 | Read full story | Comments are closed