Odhikar

Human rights breaches in Bangladesh  

Human rights situation in Bangladesh, notably the case of Odhikar Expressing their deep concern at the deteriorating human rights situation in Bangladesh, MEPs call on the government to restore a safe and enabling environment for NGOs, human rights defenders, activists and religious minorities. Bangladesh must uphold the country’s international commitments, particularly under the International Covenant […]

September 15, 2023 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Bangladesh: Quash conviction and release rights defenders

Leaders of Prominent Rights Group Convicted on Trumped-Up Charges September 14, 2023Statement (September 14, 2023) Bangladesh authorities should immediately release human rights defenders Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan, quash their convictions, and end all reprisals against them for their legitimate human rights work, said 72 organizations today. Khan and Elan were sentenced by […]

September 15, 2023 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Bangladesh: Prominent defenders Adilur Rahman Khan, FIDH Secretary General, and ASM Nasiruddin Elan sentenced to two years in prison

14/09/2023 Press release Bangladesh Human Rights Defenders Odhikar After ten years of relentless judicial harassment, Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan, two prominent human rights defenders in Bangladesh, have been sentenced to two years in prison today. Their conviction is based on politically motivated charges and aims to intimidate human rights activists in the […]

September 15, 2023 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Odhikar denounces the imprisonment of its Secretary and Director under the Information and Communication Technology Act

Dhaka, 14 September 2023: The Cyber Tribunal, Dhaka today has sentenced to two years imprisonment and Taka 10,000 fine each, to Odhikar’s Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan for allegedly breaching Section 57 of the repressive Information and Communication Technology Act 2006. They were charged for releasing a report on extrajudicial killings […]

September 14, 2023 | Read full story | Comments are closed

BANGLADESH: Government must cease enforced disappearances, stop harassment of the victims’ families and hold perpetrators accountable

A Joint Statement by Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN), Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Capital Punishment Justice Project (CPJP), International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Eleos Justice, Monash University, Maayer Daak, Odhikar, Robert F. Kennedy […]

August 29, 2023 | Read full story | Comments are closed

অধিকার এর ওপর চরম রাষ্ট্রীয় নিপীড়নের দশ বছর

১০ অগাস্ট অধিকার এর ওপর চরম রাষ্ট্রীয় নিপীড়ন শুরু হওয়ার দশ বছর। ২০১৩ সালের ৫ ও ৬ মে হেফাজতে ইসলামের সমাবেশকে কেন্দ্র করে বিচারবহির্ভূত হত্যাকাণ্ডের ওপর অধিকার তথ্যানুসন্ধান প্রতিবেদন প্রকাশ করায় ২০১৩ সালের ১০ অগাস্ট অধিকার এর সেক্রেটারি আদিলুর রহমান খানকে পুলিশের গোয়েন্দা শাখা (ডিবি)’র সদস্যরা তুলে নিয়ে যায়। পরবর্তীতে আদিলুর রহমান খান এবং অধিকার […]

August 9, 2023 | Read full story | Comments are closed