International Community: Stand against Authoritarian Rule in Bangladesh

A Joint Statement on International Human Rights Day, 2020

(Bangkok, Geneva, Hong Kong, Manila, New York, Washington D.C., December 10, 2020) – The international community should take a strong stand for the protection of human rights in Bangladesh, seven human rights groups said on International Human Rights Day. As Bangladeshis grapple with the impact of Covid-19, the ruling Awami League has used the pandemic to tighten the screws on critics and the free press, further entrenching authoritarian rule.

Odhikar’s Statement on the Occasion of International Human Rights Day 2020

Institutional Transformation Urgently Needed for Protection of Rights

Dhaka, 9 December 2020: International Human Rights Day heralds the universal call for protecting rights of all human beings without any form of discrimination. The protection of human rights is necessitated more than ever while a global pandemic hits the life and liberties of the citizens.

HUMAN RIGHTS IN BANGLADESH: A MID-TERM ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION DURING THE UPR 3RD CYCLE

Joint Submission by the Solidarity Group for Bangladesh comprising of Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN), Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Odhikar, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) to the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review.

BANGLADESH: Violence against women on the rise amid COVID-19 and rampant impunity

A Joint Statement by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, Asian Human Rights Commission, International Federation for Human Rights and Odhikar on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2020

Dhaka/Manila/Hong Kong/Paris, 24 November 2020: November 25 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, numerous reports have emerged that all types of violence against women (VAW), especially domestic violence, have intensified worldwide. 1 UN termed the upsurge in VAW the “shadow pandemic “and emphasized the need for a global collective effort to stop it.