Odhikar

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Odhikar
TypeHuman rights NGO[1]
FocusHuman rights
Location
  • Bangladesh
MethodResearch, documentation, advocacy, training case workers, election monitoring
Websiteodhikar.org

Odhikar is a Bangladesh-based human rights organization that was founded in October 1994.[2] It is a member of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH).[3] It has been publishing an annual activity report since 2003.[4] Odhikar's work has been cited by Human Rights Watch in their 2011 World Report on Bangladesh.[5] The goal for establishing Odhikar was to develop human rights alertness and observing violations in Bangladesh.[6]

On November 11, 2018, the newspaper Janakantha published an article written by Bibhash Baroi which Odhikar called slanderous.[7] In November 2018, the Election Commission in Bangladesh annulled Odhikar to be an observer on elections.[8]

2013 Shapla Square protests[]

On 10 June 2013, Odhikar published a fact finding report on the 2013 Operation at Motijheel Shapla Chattar claiming 61 deaths,[9] but refused to provide any names of the victims report, citing security concerns for the families of the victims.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Legal Status, retrieved 26 February 2016
  2. ^ "Odhikar - About". Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. ^ http://www.fidh.org/-BANGLADESH-ODHIKAR- Archived 2013-08-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Annual Activity Reports". Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  5. ^ "World Report 2012: Bangladesh". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Odhikar". Front Line Defenders.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh: Slanderous accusations against Odhikar". International Federation for Human Rights. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  8. ^ Gaebee, Kgalalelo. "Bangladesh: Authorities must end smear campaign against human rights group Odhikar". www.civicus.org. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  9. ^ "Assembly of Hefazate Islam Bangladesh and Human Rights Violations". Odhikar. June 10, 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Odhikar's Hefajat list under wraps". The Daily Star. August 18, 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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