Posted on: September 25, 2013
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-fourth session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to raise grave concerns with the Human Rights Council about ongoing impunity for state violence during the crackdown on the […]
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-fourth session, Agenda Item 6, General Debate Joint written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status, together with Odhikar in Bangladesh In the UN Universal Periodic Review, Bangladesh has successfully abused the UPR Process, courtesy weakness in the enforcement of UN Human Rights […]
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-fourth session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate Joint written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status, together with The Commission for the Disappeared and the Victims of Violence (KontraS) in Indonesia The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and the Commission for the Disappeared […]
Posted on: September 22, 2013
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-fourth session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to raise concerns about the normalization of the violation of human rights in the name of protecting the monarchy in […]
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-fourth session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status The new Pakistani government under the Pakistan Muslim League –Nawaz, is moving into office in September and is set to commence killing death row inmates within the […]
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PAKISTAN: Government must commute death sentences and protect the people’s right to life THAILAND: The Normalization of the Violation of Human Rights in the Name of Protecting the Monarchy INDONESIA: The government must provide remedies for victims of past human rights violations, including those which took place during the DOM period in Papua and Aceh […]
Posted on: May 25, 2013
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-third session, Agenda Item 4, General Debate A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status Following the communal violence that wracked the western parts of Myanmar near the border of Bangladesh in 2012, the country’s president established a commission of inquiry comprising […]
Posted on: March 27, 2013
A Joint Oral Statement to the 22nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status, Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Asian Legal Resource Centre. Mr. President: Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, Lawyers for Lawyers and Asian Legal Resource Centre welcomes the report of the […]
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty second session, Agenda Item 6, General Debate A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status The Government of Pakistan will undoubtedly be proud of the number of votes it received in the re-election to the Human Rights Council. However, this might […]
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty second session, Agenda Item 4, General Debate A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status The Asian Legal Resource Center (ALRC) urges the Human Rights Council to pay special attention to the situation of human rights defenders in Nepal, who have […]
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty second session, Agenda Item 4, Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Myanmar A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status MYANMAR: The death of Phyo Wai Aung: Myanmar’s brutal institutions claim another victim At the twentieth session of the Human Rights […]
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty second session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status SRI LANKA: The absence of action regarding complaints of torture and ill-treatment The ALRC and its sister organisation the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has submitted […]
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty second session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status The ALRC and its sister organisation, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), have documented numerous cases of enforced disappearances to the state of Sri Lanka and […]
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty second session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status Set to overtake China as the world’s most populous nation by 2030, India has a population of over 1.2 billion and is facing an enormous food […]
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty second session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with SRSG on violence against children A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and the Network of Care for Child Victims of Paedophilia (Jaringan Peduli Anak Korban […]
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty second session, Agenda Item 3, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status In January 2013, the Asian Legal Resource Centre released a special dossier of 36 cases brought by personnel of the Myanmar armed forces […]
Posted on: September 27, 2012
An Oral Statement to the 21st Session of the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status Thank you Madam President, The ALRC welcomes the Philippines’ second review under the UPR. Many of the recommendations on key issues could play an important role in improving […]
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A Joint Oral Statement to the 21st Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status, and Asian Legal Resource Centre, (ALRC), a nongovernmental organization in general consultative status Madame President: Lawyers Rights Watch Canada and Asian Legal Resource Centre welcomes the report of […]
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HRC section: Item 6, Universal Periodic Review of Indonesia speaker: Ms. Kit Chan An Oral Statement to the 21st Session of the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status Thank you Madam President, While the Indonesian government accepted a number of useful, if general, […]
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HRC section: Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence Speaker: Mr. Michael Anthony An Oral Statement to the 21st Session of the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status Thank you Madam President, Mr. de […]
