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Odhikar observes the International Week of the Disappeared

Every last week of May, the international community, especially the associations of families of the disappeared, commemorate the International Week of the Disappeared (IWD). Accordingly Odhikar is observing the IWD from 27 May – June 2, 2012. During this week Odhikar condemns the failure of the government of Bangladesh to protect the citizens from enforced […]

June 2, 2012 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Amendment to Anti-Terrorism Act further undermines compliance with international human rights standards

Joint Press Release Paris-Dhaka, 23 February 2012. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organization in Bangladesh, Odhikar, are deeply concerned by the adoption on 16 February by the Parliament, the Jatiya Sangsad, of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill which widens the scope of sanctions provided in the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 (ATA) […]

February 23, 2012 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Odhikar’s concern about the proposed Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2011

Odhikar is deeply concerned to learn from the media of the proposed amendments to the AntiTerrorism Act 2009, approved by the Cabinet meeting on December 26, 2011, which has widened the scope of the Act by approving death penalty for financing terrorist activities. The existing law stipulates that a person guilty of the offence of […]

December 27, 2011 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Odhikar : 17 years of protecting rights, freedom and justice

Press Statement Odhikar marks its 17th year of formation on 10 October 2011, which is also the World Day Against the Death Penalty. Campaign against the death penalty is one of the many areas in which Odhikar has dedicated itself for last seventeen years. Created after the fierce movement against military dictatorship, Odhikar as a network […]

October 9, 2011 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Statement by Odhikar on the International Day of the Disappeared

On the International Day of the Disappeared, the human rights organisation Odhikar urges the Government of Bangladesh to accede to the International Convention of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance that has been signed by 88 countries and ratified by 29. The Convention was adopted in 2006 by the United Nations General Assembly and came into […]

August 30, 2011 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Open letter regarding the situation of human rights defenders in Bangladesh

H.E. Mrs. Margaret Sekaggya UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, c/o Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

August 16, 2011 | Read full story | Comments are closed