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National Consultation on the Implementation of the UN Convention Against Torture

Odhikar, in collaboration with the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and Bangladesh Alliance against Torture, organised a two-day National Consultation on the Implementation of the UN Convention Against Torture on January 25 and 26, 2017 at the CCDB-HOPE Foundation in Savar, Dhaka, to mobilise civil society and create a platform for supporting the anti-torture movement. Read […]

April 9, 2017 | Read full story | Comments are closed

মানবাধিকার প্রতিবেদনঃ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০১৭

ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০১৭ এর মাসিক মানবাধিকার প্রতিবেদনে বাংলাদেশের মানবাধিকার অবস্থার নিন্মোক্ত বিষয়গুলো বর্ণনা করা হলোঃ রাজনৈতিক সহিংসতা অব্যাহত রাজনৈতিক বিবেচনায় মামলা প্রত্যাহার সভা-সমাবেশে বাধা মত প্রকাশ ও সংবাদ মাধ্যমের স্বাধীনতায় হস্তক্ষেপ অবৈধ আটকাদেশ ও হয়রানী বিচারবহির্ভূত হত্যাকাণ্ড গুম নির্যাতন ও অমানবিক আচরণ গণপিটুনীতে মানুষ হত্যা শ্রমিকদের অধিকার বাংলাদেশ-ভারত ও বাংলাদেশ-মিয়ানমার সর্ম্পক জাতীয় সংসদে বিতর্কিত ‘বাল্যবিবাহ নিরোধ […]

March 1, 2017 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report: February 2017

The February 2017 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence Criminal cases withdrawn out of political consideration Hindrance to freedom of assembly Hindrance to freedom of expression and the media Illegal detention and harassment Extrajudicial killings Enforced disappearances Torture and inhuman treatment Public […]

March 1, 2017 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Annual Human Rights Report 2015 : Odhikar Report on Bangladesh

The human rights situation in Bangladesh has been of increasing concern over the past few years, as outlined by Odhikar’s annual Human Rights Report 2015. This informative report addresses human rights violations, particularly the state of rights of citizens after the highly controversial parliamentary elections of 2014 and in the face of alarming levels of […]

November 16, 2016 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Allegation of torture to a school boy after detaining him at Jessore Kotowali Police Station

On June 8, 2016 at around 2:30 pm, Sub-Inspector (SI) Biplob Hossain, In-charge of Upashahar Police Outpost, arrested Ainul Haque Rohit (16), a student of class X at Badsha Faisal Islami Institute, from his house. Ainul Haque Rohit is the son of Kamal Hossain and Juli Begum, residents of Sector- 1, Upashahar Union Parishad- 5 […]

October 16, 2016 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report: May 2016

The May 2016 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Hindrance to freedom of expression and the media Political violence and vote rigging in local government elections Allegations of enforced disappearance Extrajudicial killings Attacks and harassment on inhabitants of Gondamara in Banshkhali Unlawful acts of […]

June 1, 2016 | Read full story | Comments are closed