Dhaka, 09 December 2024: 10 December is the International Human Rights Day. As the world commemorates this day, the path to establishing a democratic state has been paved in Bangladesh through a mass uprising of students, workers and citizens from all walks of life. The authoritarian regime which ruled from 6 January, 2009 to 5 […]
বাংলাদেশ: মানবাধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠায় প্রয়োজন জনগণের স্বত:স্ফূর্ত অংশগ্রহণ- আন্তর্জাতিক মানবাধিকার দিবস ২০২৪ উপলক্ষে অধিকার এর বিবৃতি
ঢাকা, ০৯ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৪: ১০ ডিসেম্বর আন্তর্জাতিক মানবাধিকার দিবস। ২০২৪ সালে বিশ্বব্যাপী এই দিনটি যখন পালিত হচ্ছে তখন বাংলাদেশে ছাত্র-জনতার গনঅভ্যূত্থানের মাধ্যমে কর্তৃত্ববাদী সরকারের পতনের মধ্যে দিয়ে একটি গণতান্ত্রিক রাষ্ট্র প্রতিষ্ঠার পথ সুগম হয়েছে। কর্তৃত্ববাদী হাসিনা সরকার ২০০৯ সালের ৬ জানুয়ারি থেকে ২০২৪ সালের ৫ আগস্ট পর্যন্ত জনগণকে তাদের ভোটাধিকার থেকে বঞ্চিত করে জোর করে […]
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 […]
Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh: Government must hold perpetrators accountable, ensure justice and reparation for victims, survivors, and their families
A Joint Statement by the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN), the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Capital Punishment Justice Project, the International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Maayer Daak, Odhikar, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and the World Organisation […]
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 […]
Statement of the 1st Women’s Congress on Enforced Disappearances
July 10, 2024 | Dhaka, Bangladesh Government must return the disappeared persons and ensure justice, reparation and guarantee of non-recurrence Whereas, in Bangladesh, enforced disappearance remains unabated with nearly 700 reported victims from 2009 to 2023, many of whom have not yet been located, and those who have resurfaced alive reported experiencing torture and inhumane […]
Themes
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)