A Joint Statement by Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), International Coalition against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Maayer Daak and Odhikar on the occasion of International Week of the Disappeared[1] 2024 Bangkok/Dhaka/Geneva/Manila/Paris; 27 May 2024: We, the undersigned organisations, are deeply alarmed […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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