On the occasion ofthe International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Odhikar organised discussion meeting at the National Press Club on 26 June 2010. Odhikar’s human rights defenders also staged rallies in the districts of Munshiganj, Tangail, Sirajganj and Satkhira to observe the day. Advocate Adilur Rahman Khan, the Secretary of Odhikar, chaired the […]
Human rights monitoring report : January-June 2010
The January-June 2010 six-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Extrajudicial killings continue Crossfire/encounter/gun fight Death caused by torture Government shuts down photo-exhibition on ‘crossfire’ Torture while detained in Police Station Death in jail/Court Hajat/ RAB Custody Government imposes ban on media Channel 1 closes […]
Allegation of a young man being shot and killed and of another being shot and injured, while at custody in Gulshan police station in capital city Dhaka
Families of the victim’s alleged that, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman (35), Mohammad. Aslam Sheikh (35), Mohammad Manik (29) and Mohammad Jalal (28), were arrested on the morning of 29th June, 2010, by Sub Inspector (SI) Anisur Rahman. Mizan’s family claimed that, early morning of 29th June at around 4:30 am, police personnel arrested Mizan from their residence at […]
Disappearance of Mohammad Chowdhury Alam, Ward Councilor Number-56 of Dhaka City Corporation
Mohammad Chowdhury Alam (66), Councilor of 56 number ward of Dhaka City Corporation and a resident of 315/C Khilgaon, was abducted from in front of Metro Garden on 75, Indira road on June 25, 2010. The family alleges that he was taken away in a micro-bus, by 7/8 men who dressed in plain clothes and […]
Human rights monitoring report : May 2010
The May 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Extrajudicial killing Allegations of death in Police custody Whereabouts of a wood merchant unknown after arrest by RAB Continuance of political violence Attack on journalists Government Blocks Facebook Allegations of a Boro leader being handed […]
Death of motor mechanic Rabiul Islam Khokon, due to torture inflicted while in custody at Chatkhil Police Station under Noakhali District
Rabiul Islam Khokon (23), a Mechanic in Majjatpara village in Chatkhila, Noakhali, was taken into remand on the 12th of May, 2010 at 1.00 am in the morning. His parents Md. Shahjahan and Rawshan Akhter accused Sub-Inspector Abdul Mannan of having tortured their son in remand. Khokon was brought to Dhaka Medical College Hospital on […]
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Members/Partners
- Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN)
- Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD)
- Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
- Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL)
- CIVICUS
- HURIDOCS
- International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
- International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
- World Organization against Torture (OMCT)