(New York, November 25, 2021) – Indian authorities have detained the prominent Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez under an abusive counterterrorism law that is increasingly used against activists and critics of the government, six human rights groups said today. The Indian government should immediately end violations of the rights to liberty and a fair […]
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Stop persecuting human rights defenders! Release Khurram Parvez now!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AFAD Statement on Kashmir Raids and the Arrest of Khurram Parvez Stop persecuting human rights defenders! Release Khurram Parvez now! 24 November 2021, Manila, Philippines – The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) calls on the Government of India to immediately and unconditionally release prominent Kashmiri human rights defender, Khurram Parvez. We […]
Stop violence and discrimination against women
A Joint Statement by Mayer Daak and Odhikar on the Occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 2021 Dhaka, 24 November 2021: Women in Bangladesh are facing lots of hurdles and challenges in personal and public lives. Along with patriarchy, the repressive nature of the authoritarian government in Bangladesh is causing […]
BANGLADESH: Police raid on the House of the founder of Mayer Daak
A Joint Statement by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) and Odhikar Manila, Dhaka; 1 November 2021: The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) and Odhikar strongly condemn the police raid on the house of Hajera Khatun, the founder of Mayer Daak, a network of families and relatives of disappeared persons; and the arrest […]
মায়ের ডাক এর প্রতিষ্ঠাতার বাড়িতে পুলিশের অভিযান
এশিয়ান ফেডারেশন এগেইনস্ট ইনভলান্টারি ডিস্এ্যাপিয়ারেন্সেস (আফাদ) ও অধিকার এর যৌথ বিবৃতি ম্যানিলা-ঢাকা; ১ নভেম্বর ২০২১: গত ৩১ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১ গুমের শিকার ব্যক্তিদের স্বজনদের সংগঠন মায়ের ডাক এর প্রতিষ্ঠাতা হাজেরা খাতুনের বাড়িতে দোয়া মহফিলের অনুষ্ঠানে পুলিশ অভিযান চালিয়ে অনুষ্ঠানে উপস্থিত ব্যক্তিদের গ্রেফতার করায় অধিকার ও এশিয়ান ফেডারেশন এগেইনস্ট ইনভলান্টারি ডিস্এ্যাপিয়ারেন্সেস (আফাদ) তীব্র নিন্দা ও ক্ষোভ প্রকাশ […]
BANGLADESH: UN human rights experts must undertake an independent investigation into enforced disappearances and hold perpetrators accountable
Manila/Dhaka, 30 August 2021: AFAD, Mayer Daak and Odhikar pay tribute to victims of enforced disappearances and stand in solidarity with the families and relatives of the disappeared in Bangladesh and across the world while commemorating International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Enforced disappearances, along with an array of other grave human rights […]
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