Posted on: March 9, 2008
A Joint Oral Statement to the 7th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), and Pax Romana-ICMICA/MIIC ASIA: Regional mechanisms and lack of progress in the adoption of frameworks Thank you, Mr. President. Madam High Commissioner, FORUM-ASIA, Asian Legal […]
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A joint written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Catholic Organization for Relief and Development (CORDAID), Minority Rights Group (MRG), Diakonisches Werk der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland, Anti-Slavery International, and International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) […]
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A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 7th session of the Human Rights Council THAILAND: Law against torture needed to comply with Convention The Asian Legal Resource Centre has in recent years documented and brought to the attention of the Human Rights Council and its Special Procedures the widespread practice […]
Posted on: March 8, 2008
A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 7th session of the Human Rights Council THAILAND: Continued threats to rule of law & human rights under elected government On February 9, the new prime minister of Thailand, Samak Sundaravej, made a number of startling statements before international television audiences that amounted […]
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A joint written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) (1) to the 7th session of the Human Rights Council PAKISTAN: Blatant subversion of the judiciary by the military regime The events in Pakistan during 2007 can only be regarded as amongst the most blatant attempts to subvert a […]
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A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 7th session of the Human Rights Council BURMA: Political psychosis, legal dementia and systemic abuses of human rights In December 2007 the Asian Legal Resource Centre pointed out to the Sixth Session of the Human Rights Council (Resumed) that the manner of handling […]
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A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 7th session of the Human Rights Council BURMA: Utter lawlessness in the aftermath of September 2007 The Asian Legal Resource Centre has obtained lists of hundreds of monks, nuns and civilians who have remained in detention since the protests in Myanmar of September […]
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A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 7th session of the Human Rights Council INDONESIA: Failure to pass appropriate legislation concerning torture, as required by the Convention Against Torture The failure to criminalize torture Indonesia is failing to implement one of the key recommendations of the Committee Against Torture, which […]
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A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 7th session of the UN Human Rights Council INDONESIA: Religious intolerance and discrimination an ongoing concern Under Article 29, the Constitution of Indonesia guarantees “all persons the freedom of worship, each according to his/her own religion and belief.” Despite this constitutional guarantee, as […]
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A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 7th session of the UN Human Rights Council INDIA: Starvation deaths ongoing due to administrative neglect 45-year-old Mr. Teras Ram died from acute starvation on December 24, 2007. Ram is from the Chamar community in Baisa village, Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh State. The […]
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A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 7th session of the UN Human Rights Council BANGLADESH: The prolonged State of Emergency is resulting in widespread violations of human rights A State of Emergency, which was proclaimed by the President of Bangladesh on January 11, 2007, has been prolonged for more […]
Posted on: March 5, 2008
BANGLADESH: The prolonged State of Emergency is resulting in widespread violations of human rights INDIA: Starvation deaths ongoing due to administrative neglect INDONESIA: Religious intolerance and discrimination an ongoing concern INDONESIA: Failure to pass appropriate legislation concerning torture, as required by the Convention Against Torture BURMA: Utter lawlessness in the aftermath of September 2007 BURMA: […]
Posted on: September 9, 2007
Oral intervention presented by Asian Legal Resource Centre at the Sixth Session of the Human Rights Council (Resumed), 13 December 2007 PAKISTAN: The ALRC expresses support for the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on housing rights during the HRC review Review, rationalization and improvement of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and […]
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ORAL INTERVENTION PRESENTED BY THE ASIAN LEGAL RESOURCE CENTRE AT THE SIXTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (RESUMED), 12 DECEMBER 2007 Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Mr. Special Rapporteur I speak on behalf of the Asian Legal Resource Centre. You have rightly said of your […]
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Oral Intervention by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) to the Sixth Session of the Human Rights Council, December 11, 2007, supported by the Dutch Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (L4L) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Madame Louise Arbour Delivered by: Baseer Naweed PAKISTAN: Human rights groups […]
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A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 6th session of the UN Human Rights Council In April 2007 the Chhattisgarh State Police ambushed a 12-member strong brigade of armed Naxalites (a group similar to the Maoists in Nepal) operating near Dhanora village. In the operation, the police arrested two girls, […]
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INDIA: Child soldiers being used as expendable pawns in armed conflicts PAKISTAN: Human rights groups welcome Louise Arbour’s statement on Pakistan BURMA: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar PAKISTAN: The ALRC expresses support for the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on housing rights during the HRC review
