DHAKA, Nov 28: Odhikar, a Bangladeshi human rights group, has been awarded the prestigious Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award (ADHRA) this year for its decades long civil and political rights advocacy in the South Asian nation.
Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD), founder of the ADHRA announced this on Wednesday.
TDF picked Odhikar for the award in recognition to its 'civil and political rights advocacy' in Bangladesh for three decades, despite challenges such as harassment, imprisonment, and surveillance," a TFD press release said.
"It is hoped that the award will encourage their work and those in the same field, so they realize their efforts and perseverance have not gone unnoticed," said the TFD, a non-profit organization funded by Taiwan's government.
Since its foundation in 1994, Odhikar has been playing a very active role in deepening democracy and human rights in Bangladesh through research, advocacy and training, as well as government oversight efforts, the foundation said. —BSS
