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Odhikar observes International Day in support of victims of torture

On the occasion ofthe International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Odhikar organised discussion meeting at the National Press Club on 26 June 2010. Odhikar’s human rights defenders also staged rallies in the districts of Munshiganj, Tangail, Sirajganj and Satkhira to observe the day. Advocate Adilur Rahman Khan, the Secretary of Odhikar, chaired the […]

July 29, 2010 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Women’s struggles on occasion of 100 years of International Women’s Day

Odhikar, UBINIG and Narigrantha Prabartana jointly organised a 3 day (6-8 March, 2010) programme on women’s struggles on the occasion of the 100th celebration of International Women’s Day. Under the title‘The direction of the women’s rights movement’, a roundtable meeting was held in the National Press Club on 6th March, 2010. More than 100 women […]

April 3, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human Rights Defenders Conference : Odhikar stressed for establishing a nationwide HR Defenders Network to effectively safeguard human rights

Odhikar, with the support of the May 18 Memorial Foundation, organised a two-day Human Rights Defenders Conference on February 19

February 20, 2010 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Odhikar, New Age and RCT, Denmark jointly organised a roundtable in Dhaka and rallies in six districts

On 10 December 2009, Odhikar and New Age, an English language national daily newspaper, jointly organised a roundtable on “Extra-judicial Killings and the Rule of Law” at Spectra Convention Centre in Dhaka on the occasion of International Human Rights Day. The red-letter day was observed under the project ‘Human Rights Defenders Training and Advocacy Programme […]

January 20, 2010 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women observed : Odhikar organised roundtable meeting and rallies

Odhikar, in collaboration with the May 18 Memorial Foundation of South Korea, organised a roundtable on 25 November 2009 at the VIP Lounge of the National Press club on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Odhikar also carried out rallies in five districts to observe the day with […]

December 26, 2009 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture : Odhikar’s national and local level activities

26 June is declared as the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. In light of this, Odhikar, as part of its UN-OPCAT activities, took up a three-day programme from 25 to 27 June 2009. On 25 and 26 June, memorandums were handed over to the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police, rallies […]

August 15, 2009 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }