25 November is the International day for Elimination of Violence Against Women. On 17 November, 1999 the General Assembly of United Nations decided that the 25th of November would be the International day for Elimination of Violence Against Women. Fourteen years have been passed since then, but women in Bangladesh still face high levels of […]
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Bangladesh: Information and Communication Technology Act draconian assault on free expression
The Bangladesh Government must repeal or amend the newly amended Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act because it is being used to assault freedom of expression and freedom from arbitrary detention, the ICJ says. The ICT Act, as amended on 6 October 2013, has been used to arbitrarily detain Nasiruddin Elan, Director of prominent human […]
BAIL DENIED FOR ODHIKAR DIRECTOR. SENT TO JAIL
ASM Nasiruddin Elan, the Director of Odhikar and Adilur Rahman Khan, the Secretary were accused of committing offences under the Information and Communication Technology Act 2006 (amended in 2009) on 04 September 2013. While Adilur Rahman Khan was incarcerated in Kashimpur prison from 13 August 2013, on 11 September an arrest warrant was issued for […]
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 […]
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