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
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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 […]
মানবাধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠার সংগ্রামের ৩০ বছর: প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী উপলক্ষ্যে অধিকার এর বিবৃতি
৯ অক্টোবর ২০২৪ ১০ অক্টোবর ২০২৪ অধিকার এর ৩০ তম প্রতিষ্ঠা বার্ষিকী। বাংলাদেশে মানবাধিকার, গণতন্ত্র ও আইনের শাসন প্রতিষ্ঠার সংকল্প নিয়ে ১৯৯৪ সালের ১০ অক্টোবর মানবাধিকার কর্মীদের সংগঠন অধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠিত হয়। অধিকার তার ৩০ তম প্রতিষ্ঠা বার্ষিকীতে শেখ হাসিনার কর্তৃত্ববাদী শাসনের বিরুদ্ধে বিগত ১৫ বছরে এবং ২০২৪ এর জুলাই-অগাস্ট মাসের চূড়ান্ত লড়াইয়ে যারা হতাহত হয়েছেন […]
Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh: Government must hold perpetrators accountable, ensure justice and reparation for victims, survivors, and their families
A Joint Statement by the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN), the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Capital Punishment Justice Project, the International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Maayer Daak, Odhikar, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and the World Organisation […]
Statement of the 1st Women’s Congress on Enforced Disappearances
July 10, 2024 | Dhaka, Bangladesh Government must return the disappeared persons and ensure justice, reparation and guarantee of non-recurrence Whereas, in Bangladesh, enforced disappearance remains unabated with nearly 700 reported victims from 2009 to 2023, many of whom have not yet been located, and those who have resurfaced alive reported experiencing torture and inhumane […]
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