Odhikar

ফিরে দেখা ৫ জানুয়ারি : ভয়ের পরিবেশ সৃষ্টি করা হয়েছে

৫ জানুয়ারি থেকে ৫ জানুয়ারি। কেমন গেল একটি বছর। কেমন গেল দেশের রাজনীতি ও মানবাধিকার পরিস্থিতি। চলমান রাজনৈতিক সংকট সমাধানের উপায় কী? এসব নিয়ে কথা বলেছেন মানবাধিকার সংগঠন অধিকার–এর সেক্রেটারি আদিলুর রহমান খান সাক্ষাৎকার নিয়েছেনl মশিউল আলম প্রথম আলো ২০১৪ সালের ৫ জানুয়ারির নির্বাচনের মাধ্যমে গঠিত সরকার এক বছর পূর্ণl করতে যাচ্ছে। এই এক বছরে […]

January 4, 2015 | Read full story | Comments are closed

CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE

Enforced disappearance is a particularly heinous human rights violation, which is considered a crime against humanity as defined in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The crime of enforced disappearance is deeply rooted in an exploitative and oppressive system that breeds poverty and violates basic human rights. It is an instrument of […]

December 24, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Statement of Odhikar : International Human Rights Day 2014

10th December is universally recognised as International Human Rights Day. International Human Rights Day is being observed worldwide at a time when incidents of human rights violations in Bangladesh have reached an alarming level. The Awami League resumed power through controversial Parliamentary Elections on January 5, 2014 that most major political parties boycotted; and a […]

December 9, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : November 2014

The November 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Criminalization of politics Extrajudicial killings Lack of accountability of law enforcement agencies BGB atrocities on villagers in Dinajpur Torture in custody Allegations of enforced disappearance Barriers to meetings and assemblies Hindrance to freedom of expression […]

December 1, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Adilur Rahman Khan Receives 31st Annual Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 20, 2014 | Washington, D.C.) Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, a leading human rights lawyer from Bangladesh, today received the 2014 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. Presented annually by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights (RFK Center), the award recognizes Mr. Rahman Khan’s courageous work uncovering the most serious […]

November 20, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : October 2014

The October 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas:     Political violence     Extrajudicial killings continue     Lack of accountability of law enforcement agencies     Sedition cases filed against two students of Dhaka University     Arrests under Special Powers Act, 1974     Allegations of […]

November 1, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed