August 30 is the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance. The crime of enforced disappearance may be considered a way to create terror in society, when victims are picked up and never seen again; and where victim families are left in a maelstrom of fear, uncertainty and, in many cases economic crises. The […]
Are you a silent observer of dowry and related violence?
by Taskin Fahmina Every year many women in Bangladesh are killed and physically abused and many commit suicide because of the the vicious dowry practice and related violence. According to the rights organisation Odhikar, at least 2,800 women were killed, 1,833 were physically abused and 204 committed suicide because of dowry-related violence between 2001 and […]
RFK Center: Bangladeshi Human Rights Attorney Adilur Rahman Khan Selected for 31st Annual Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy to Present Award in November on Capitol Hill FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (See below for versions in Spanish, French, Italian, and Bengali) (July 3, 2014 | Washington, D.C.) – Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, a leading human rights lawyer from Bangladesh, has been selected as the honoree for the 2014 Robert F. Kennedy […]
Adilur Rahman Khan awarded Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 2014
The committee of Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 2014 announces that Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, who has devoted himself to the protection of constitutional rights, establishment of the Human Rights Act, and protection of human rights; and the Mothers of Khavaran, a body composed of the mothers of political prisoners in Iran seeking justice and […]
Broadcasting policy: ploy to ensure conformism
-johnqdewars.blogspot.com by CR Abrar At a press conference on August 11 and at another consultation the next day, the information minister attempted to assuage growing public concern about the broadcasting policy that his ministry had framed. He insisted that it had been formulated to help the electronic media flourish on its own and reduce government […]
Odhikar: An organisation persecuted for defending human rights
August 10, 2014 is the first anniversary of the abduction and detention of the Secretary of Odhikar, Adilur Rahman Khan, for defending human rights. Since 2009, Odhikar has been suppressed and put under pressure by the present Awami League regime due to its ability to be vocal against violations of human rights. The Organisation has […]
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