A Press Release by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (Hong Kong, September 12, 2014) “People’s rights cannot be conceived without the existence of the rule of law, in any given territory,” says the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) in a new edition of its quarterly journal, article2, examining the inexistence of the rule of law […]
Written statement submitted by Odhikar to the UN HRC: Voices Gagged: The Persecution against Human Rights Defenders in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh human rights violations are rampant. There are allegations of torture, disappearance and extra-judicial killings perpetrated by security forces, including the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the Detective Branch of Police (DB). According to information gathered by Odhikar, between August 01, 2013 and August 24, 2014 at least 51 persons have become victims of […]
Human rights monitoring report : August 2014
The August 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence Extrajudicial killings Torture in custody Allegations of enforced disappearance Parliament’s power to impeach judges Situation of ready-made garment workers Barriers to meetings and assemblies Freedom of expression and the media Information and Communication […]
Adilur Rahman Khan’s interviews on enforced disappearance with BBC Bangla
Odhikar’s Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan has given an interviews to BBC Bangla on enforced disappearance. Interview 01 can be heard Interview 02 can be heard
Odhikar’s Declaration on the occasion of International Day of the Disappeared
30th August is observed as the International Day of the Disappeared to mark the day globally and show solidarity to the victims of enforced disappearance. In 2011, the United Nations decided to observe the day every year in order to raise voice against enforced disappearance around the world. Odhikar as an organisation of human rights […]
AFAD STATEMENT FOR THE 2014 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE DISAPPEARED
END THE VICTIMIZATION OF ASIAN PEOPLES! STATES MUST SIGN AND RATIFY THE ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE CONVENTION NOW! Asian peoples are the most victimized by the practice of enforced disappearance over the past years. The practice is still continuing with 14 Asian states out of 21 asked to respond to 93 new cases lodged at the UN […]
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