Rights to freedom of opinion and expression and freedom of peaceful assembly and of association are essential elements of democracy. Regrettably such rights are being systematically violated by the incumbent government. The government imposed various repressive laws and policies targeted at dissenters and is harassing the opposition political parties’ activists and people belonging to alternative […]
Written statement by Odhikar submitted at the 37th session of the UN HRC – BANGLADESH: Failing to Fulfil its Obligations under the UN Convention against Torture
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment perpetrated by the law enforcement agencies are widespread in Bangladesh. Apart from leaders-activists of the opposition political parties, people from all walks of life were tortured and became victims of inhuman or degrading treatment. The actual number of incidents of torture are probably much more than what […]
Written statement by ODHIKAR submitted at the 37th session of the UN HRC- BANGLADESH: Human Rights Council should take initiative to make the Bangladesh Government accountable for enforced disappearances and accede to the Convention on Enforced Disappearance
The commission of enforced disappearances has dramatically increased in Bangladesh in recent years and government authorities have been unwillingness to investigate such cases. The families of the disappeared and witnesses have repeatedly claimed that members of law enforcement agencies, or men claiming to be from such agencies, arrested and took away the victims and the […]
Joint written statement by the ALRC and Odhikar submitted at the 37th session of the UN HRC- MYANMAR: The UN should act effectively to stop State orchestrated genocidal violence against the Rohingya
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Odhikar draw the attention of the UN Human Rights Council. It is concerned about the current situation of the Rohingya Community in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. We seek immediate and effective action from the international human rights community. There is a need to protect the Rohingya people […]
মানবাধিকার প্রতিবেদনঃ জানুয়ারী ২০১৮
জানুয়ারী ২০১৮ এর মাসিক মানবাধিকার প্রতিবেদনে বাংলাদেশের মানবাধিকার অবস্থার নিন্মোক্ত বিষয়গুলো বর্ণনা করা হলোঃ – রাজনৈতিক দুর্বৃত্তায়ন ও সহিংসতা – বিরোধীদলের নেতাকর্মীদের গণগ্রেফতার, দমন-পীড়ন এবং সভা-সমাবেশে বাধা – ঢাকা উত্তর ও দক্ষিণ সিটি কর্পোরেশন নির্বাচন স্থগিত – বিচারবহির্ভূত হত্যাকাণ্ড – কারাগারে মৃত্যু – নির্যাতন, মর্যাদাহানিকর আচরণ ও জবাবদিহিতার অভাব – গুম – গণপিটুনীতে মানুষ হত্যা […]
Human rights monitoring report : January 2018
The January 2018 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: – Criminalization of politics and violence – Mass arrest of opposition party activists, suppression and hindrance to freedom of assembly – Dhaka North and South City Corporation polls stayed – Extrajudicial killings – Death in […]
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