Odhikar organised a 2-day conference of human rights defenders on 18-19 November 2012 in Dhaka. Odhikar
Tag Archives | Freedom of expression
World Press Freedom Day
May 03, 2011 World Press Freedom Day is observed every year on 3rd May worldwide. This is the day to evaluate press freedom, create awareness regarding the importance of an independent media and to remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression. To observe the World Press Freedom Day, these programmes took […]
Human rights monitoring report : January-September 2010
The January-September 2010 nine-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: On an average every 3 days, 1 person is reported killed extra judicially Death in custody Torture in custody The Government shut down a photo-exhibition on ‘crossfire’ Freedom of media and incidents of government prohibition […]
Odhikar appeals to human rights defenders around the world to demand the immediate release of Mahmudur Rahman and withdrawal of all fabricated cases against him and the journalists and staff of Daily Amar Desh
June 3, 2010 Mahmudur Rahman was produced before the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate Nazrul Islam at 4pm on June 2, 2010, twelve hours after his arrest. He was produced before the Court by the police of the Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station after he was handed over to them by another group of police who […]
Open Letter to Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), wishes to express its deepest concern about the recent decision of the Bangladeshi authorities to cancel a human rights project led by Odhikar. Open letter Hasina-Urgent appeal-2009 (full […]
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