BANGLADESH: End torture and ensure justice for victims

A Joint Statement by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, International Federation for Human Rights, Maayer Daak, Odhikar and the World Organisation Against Torture on the occasion of International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2022

BANGLADESH: End torture and ensure justice for victims

Manila/Dhaka/Geneva/Paris, 25 June 2022: The government of Bangladesh must end torture as well as other rampant human rights violations and stop persecuting human rights defenders and families who speak against abuses, the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Maayer Daak, Odhikar, and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) said today on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (26 June).

Joint Statement condemning the arbitrary cancellation of the registration of Odhikar

The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, FIDH and World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Frontline Defenders strictly condemn the arbitrary cancellation of the registration of Odhikar, by the Bangladesh government.

Statement on the arbitrary cancellation of Odhikar's registration by the Bangladesh Government

Join the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances in condemning the arbitrary cancellation of Odhikar's registration by the Bangladesh Government. Odhikar and other human rights organizations in Asia should be allowed to function independently and their freedom of association must be protected. The Bangladesh government must reconsider this decision and renew the registration of Odhikar.

AFAD commemorates the International Week of the Disappeared 2022

Manila -  The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) joins the international community in  commemorating the International Week of the Disappeared (IWD) from 23^rd to 28^th of May 2022.  IWD 2022 is commemorated to keep alive the memory and the relentless struggle for truth and justice of the countless victims of enforced disappearances and their families across the globe. IWD 2022 will also be in honor of their resilience and steadfastness in the face of threats, oppression, and intimidation within a rapidly shrinking space for civic action.