Type Human Rights NGO Location Bangladesh | Focus Human rights | |
Method Research, documentation, advocacy, training case workers, election monitoring | ||
Odhikar is a Bangladesh-based human rights organization that was founded in October 1994. It is a member of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). It has been publishing an annual Activity Report since 2003. Odhikar's work has been cited by Human Rights Watch in their 2011 World Report on Bangladesh. On 10 June 2013, Odhikar published a fact finding report on the 2013 Operation at Motijheel Shapla Chattar claiming 61 deaths, but refused to provide any names of the victims report, citing security concerns for the families of the victims.
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