Odhikar

Final Operation Report: The UN Human Rights Mechanisms: Advocacy on the Post Universal Periodic Review

Odhikar has closely been monitoring the UPR process from the very beginning through documentation, fact finding and advocacy on human rights issues. In order to raise awareness on the issues relating to human rights, Odhikar organised two post-UPR consultations in Dhaka and in Chittagong to review the present human rights situation and to follow the […]

July 21, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : January – June 2014

This six-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the six first months of 2014, specifically describing the following areas: On average, 18 persons were killed extra judicially every month Torture in custody continues Perpetration of disappearance by men claiming to be from law enforcement 132 persons were killed in […]

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

Human rights monitoring report : May 2014

The May 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Human rights violations along the Myanmar and Indian border Political violence persists The sixth phase of the Upazila Elections Extrajudicial killings Allegations of torture and death in RAB and police custody Torture in custody and […]

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

RATIFY THE CONVENTION NOW TO PROTECT THE RIGHT OF ASIAN PEOPLES NOT TO BE DISAPPEARED

The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), on the opening day of the International Week of the Disappeared, which falls on the 25th to 30th of May calls on Asian States to sign and ratify the International Convention Against Enforced Disappearance (CAED) to protect the right of Asian peoples from enforced disappearance. Statement_International Week of […]

May 26, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : April 2014

The April 2014 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence persists Post upazila election violence Barriers to meetings and assemblies Extrajudicial killings Allegations of enforced disappearance Freedom of the media Amar Desh Acting Editor allegedly deprived of treatment Freedom of opinion and expression […]

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

One Year After the Rana Plaza collapse: Odhikar’s statement

April 24, 2014   is the one year anniversary of a collapse of Rana Plaza.  The nine-storied Rana Plaza collapsed in Savar, Dhaka, injuring or taking away the lives of many people. During the incident, around five thousand workers were working in the five garments factories situated in the building. After the collapse, rescuers retrieved 1135 […]

April 23, 2014 | Read full story | Comments are closed