Odhikar, in collaboration with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Dhaka, convened a two-day consultation in Barishal on 19–20 September 2025 to facilitate dialogue among the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CIED), survivors and families of victims, and other key stakeholders. The consultation focused on assessing progress […]
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নির্যাতন ও বিচারবহির্ভূত হত্যাকাণ্ড বন্ধ করতে হবে, অপরাধীদের বিচারের আওতায় আনতে হবে।
২ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৫ গত ৩১ জানুয়ারি ২০২৫ কুমিল্লায় যৌথ বাহিনীর হাতে আটক হওয়ার পর যুবদল নেতা তৌহিদুল ইসলামকে নির্যাতন করে হত্যা করা হয়েছে বলে জানা যায়। অভিযোগ অনুযায়ী, তাঁর কোমর থেকে পা পর্যন্ত মারাত্মকভাবে পিটিয়ে নির্যাতন করা হয়, যার ফলে কালো ফোলা জখমের চিহ্ন দেখা গেছে বলে দাবি করেন তাঁর ভাই সাদেকুর রহমান। অধিকার এই […]
Three-month Human Rights Report : July – September 2024
Odhikar had been facing extreme state repression since 2013 from the authoritarian and repressive Awami League regime. However, after the collapse of the regime on 05 August 2024, Odhikar has been able to prepare this third quarterly report without having to practice self-censorship. It is due to the students and people of Bangladesh that human […]
Three-month Human Rights Report : April – June 2024
Odhikar has been facing extreme state repression and harassment since 2013 while carrying out its activities as a human rights organisation. Despite continued harassment and obstruction by the state, the Organisation continues to monitor human rights violations in accordance with international human rights law and standards. The government’s repression, regulation and interference with freedom of […]
BANGLADESH: Government must comply with its obligations to uphold the absolute prohibition of torture and other ill treatment, end impunity and ensure access to justice for victims
A Joint Statement by Amnesty International, Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN), Asia Alliance Against Torture (A3T), Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Capital Punishment Justice Project (CPJP), CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Eleos Justice, Monash University, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Odhikar, Robert F. Kennedy […]
Three-Month Human Rights Monitoring Report on Bangladesh : July – September 2023
The human rights situation in Bangladesh has taken a dire shape due to the authoritarian regime, which has been in power for almost 15 years – including 10 years without peoples’ mandate; and involved in gross human rights violations, targeting political opponents, dissidents and human rights defenders and gagging freedoms of expression. Odhikar has prepared […]
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