Odhikar

Odhikar
অধিকার
FormationOctober 1994
TypeHuman rights NGO[1]
FocusHuman rights
Location
  • Bangladesh
MethodPromote human rights through awareness building, documentation, fact finding, monitoring and research
Secretary General
Adilur Rahman Khan
LeaderASM Nasiruddin Elan
Websiteodhikar.org

Odhikar (Bengali: অধিকার) 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]

  1. ^ Legal Status, retrieved 26 February 2016
  2. ^ "Odhikar - About". Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Odhikar". Fédération internationale pour les droits humains. Archived from the original on 2013-08-20. 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.