The October 2013 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Violence increases due to political crisis created over the election process Violations on media freedom Information and Communication Technology Act 2006 (Amendment 2013) Bill passed in Parliament, along with Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Bill, […]
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Joint Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on the continued detention of Adilur Rahman Khan
On September 11, 2013 a joint open letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh was issued by 32 regional and international organisations on the continued detention of Adilur Rahman Khan and harassment of Odhikar. Adilur Rahman Khan is one of Bangladesh’s most prominent human rights defenders and the Secretary of Odhikar. He is also a […]
Statement on the ongoing human rights violations in Bangladesh
The Government Must Stop its Security Forces’ Killing Spree The Home Minister should Resign The Government Must Immediately Resolve this Crisis through Dialogue statement-ongoing hr violations Bangladesh-2013 (full text in English, PDF) statement-ongoing hr violations Bangladesh-2013 (full text in Bangla, PDF)
Human rights monitoring report : Jan-June 2012
This six-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the six first months of 2012, specifically describing the following areas: 7 persons killed extra judicially every month Torture Death in jail Public lynching Allegations of disappearances after being picked by members of law enforcing agencies Lack of accountability of law […]
Human rights monitoring report : January 2012
The January 2012 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence continues: five killed in police firing on opposition processions Other instances of political violence Ban on public meetings and imposition of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Prime Minister says that there are […]
Human Rights Defenders Conference 2011
Odhikar organised a 2-day conference of human rights defenders on 18-19 November 2012 in Dhaka. Odhikar
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