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Odhikar
condemns BSF firing at Bangladeshi citizens in Jointapur, Sylhet
On March 14, 2010, the
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire at the Jointapur
frontier in Sylhet District which left 15 Bangladeshi citizens
injured. The people at the border area had bound to leave their
villages due to the sudden attack by the BSF. A tense situation
exists all around the border area. Odhikar expresses its deep
concern over this aggressive attitude, illegal trespass and
continuous firing on Bangladeshi citizens by the BSF since March
13, 2010.
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Odhikar, UBINIG and Narigrantha
Prabartana jointly organised a 3 day (6-8 March, 2010)
programme on women’s struggles on the occasion of the 100th
celebration of International Women’s Day.
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Human
Rights Defenders Conference
Odhikar stressed for
establishing a nationwide HR Defenders Network
to effectively
safeguard human rights
Odhikar, with the support of the May 18 Memorial Foundation,
organised a two-day
Human Rights Defenders Conference on February 19–20, 2010 in
the UBINIG Hridoypur Centre at Tangail. Odhikar’s human rights
defenders, from 40 districts, took part in various sessions of
the conference.
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Human Rights
Monitoring Report - February 2010
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Clashes between
Bangali settlers and members of the ethnic minority
communities at Rangamati and Khagrachori
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Political
violence continues: Two students killed during clashes at
Dhaka and Rajshahi Universities
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BDR mutiny trials
begin at Panchagar, Thakurgaon and Dhaka. Trial at
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Rangamati
continues
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The Government
refuses to extend Odhikar’s Torture Prevention Project;
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Attacks on
journalists
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21 die in Sweater
factory fire at Gazipur
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Violence against
women continues
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Letters of
concern from Forum Asia and Observatory regarding the
refusal to extend Odhikar's project by the NGO Affairs
Bureau
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The
character at right represents the
Government telling human rights organisation 'Odhikar' (on left) to lie down in a grave.
Behind that is a grave marked "Deceased: Human
rights. Died in 2009"
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I nternational Day for
the Elimination of Violence against Women observed. Odhikar organised roundtable meeting and rallies.
Odhikar, in collaboration with the May
18 Memorial Foundation of South Korea, organised a roundtable
on 25 November 2009 at the VIP Lounge of the National Press
club on the occasion of the International Day for the
Elimination of Violence against Women. Odhikar also carried
out rallies in five districts to observe the day with the
slogan "We can stop violence against women".
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International Human
Rights Day : 10 December
On 10
December 2009, Odhikar and New Age,
an English
language national daily newspaper,
jointly
organised a roundtable on “Extra-judicial Killings and the
Rule of Law”
at Spectra Convention Centre in Dhaka
on the occasion of International Human Rights Day.
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Odhikar involves directly with the campaign for international instruments. Recently actively engaged with ICC ratification in South Asia and Victims and witness protection, torture related issues etc. Read More.. |
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