24 November 2024 Patria Mirabal, Minerva Mirabal, and Maria Teresa Mirabal were sisters and staunch opponents of Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. On 25 November 1960, they were brutalized and killed while on their way to visit their incarcerated husbands, who had also suffered greatly during Trujillo’s regime. Their assassination and noteworthy opposition […]
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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 […]
Bangladesh needs a democratic system and a robust judiciary to protect the rights of women and girls, must withdraw CEDAW reservations
A Joint Statement by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Maayer Daak, and Odhikar on International Women’s Day 2024 In Bangladesh, the prevalence of violence and discrimination against women and girls is alarmingly widespread. Domestic violence, dowry-related abuse, rape, and […]
BANGLADESH: Annual Human Rights Report 2022
Odhikar continues to struggle for the establishment of a democratic state based on equality, human dignity and social justice. Odhikar monitors and highlights the human rights situation of the country, with the aim of ensuring the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the people. Odhikar has faced severe state repression and harassment since […]
বার্ষিক মানবাধিকার প্রতিবেদন ২০২১
স্বৈরশাসক লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ এর সামরিক শাসনের বিরুদ্ধে সংগ্রামে অংশ নেয়া কয়েকজন মানবাধিকারকর্মী, আইনজীবী ও শিক্ষকের উদ্যোগে ১৯৯৪ সালের ১০ অক্টোবর মানবাধিকার সংগঠন অধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠিত হয়। গত ২৭ বছর ধরে অধিকার জনগণের নাগরিক, রাজনৈতিক, সামাজিক, অর্থনৈতিক ও সাংস্কৃতিক অধিকার রক্ষায় নিরন্তর সংগ্রাম করে চলেছে। অধিকার রাষ্ট্রর হাতে সংঘটিত সমস্ত মানবাধিকার লঙ্ঘনের ঘটনাগুলো তুলে […]
Stop violence and discrimination against women
A Joint Statement by Mayer Daak and Odhikar on the Occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 2021 Dhaka, 24 November 2021: Women in Bangladesh are facing lots of hurdles and challenges in personal and public lives. Along with patriarchy, the repressive nature of the authoritarian government in Bangladesh is causing […]
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