A team from ANUKUL, consisting of ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐๐, Head of Quality Assurance; ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐, Head of Project and Resource Mobilization; and ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ณ๐๐, Acting Coordinator of the Research and Innovation Department, successfully completed a Residential Training programme on โ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ-๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐โ held from 17 to 19 October 2025 at the Hope Center in Savar, Dhaka. The programme was jointly organized by Odhikarย and OMCT to equip participants with foundational knowledge and practical skills for effective documentation and fact-finding in cases of torture, as well as to raise awareness about the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT).
The firstย day commenced with two sessions-ย
๐๐. ๐๐๐ณ๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ง, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, discussed general concepts of human rights and human rights conventions; followed by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ง, Secretary of Odhikar and Professor of Law at BRAC University, who addressed CAT, OPCAT, and relevant Bangladeshi laws.
Day 2 focused on documentation, fact-finding methods, and advocacy, led by Taskin Fahmina and ASM Nasiruddin Elan, combining lectures, role-plays, and group presentations. Participants practiced interviewing techniques and learned strategies for evidence-based human rights advocacy. Day 3 highlighted practical experiences shared by local human rights defenders, who discussed real-life cases of torture and enforced disappearances across Bangladesh.
