An Oral Statement to the 35th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC)
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ASIA: Social transformation ending the culture of gender discrimination in Asia needs a strong justice framework
An Oral Statement to the 35th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC)
INDONESIA: Extrajudicial and arbitrary executions will not end with policing remaining the same
A Written Submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre
ASIA: High Commissioner’s Office should address problems of justice delivery institutions to guard human rights
An Oral Statement to the 35th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC)
INDONESIA: Hardliner groups have more power over the judiciary than the text of the law
A Written Submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre
NEPAL: Parliament is not above the principles of the rule of law
A Written Submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre
ASIA: States that crush right to peaceful assembly and democratic struggles do not deserve to be in Human Rights Council
An Oral Statement to the 35th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) Mr. President. The Asian Legal Resource Centre wishes to call for the immediate intervention of this Council on situations that has trampled upon the freedom of peaceful assembly and association in Bangladesh, Thailand, China, and Cambodia.
ASIA: States maintain policy of extrajudicial executions
An Oral Statement to the 35th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) Mr. President. The Asian Legal Resource Centre wishes to bring to this Council’s immediate attention the practice of summary executions, particularly in countries like Bangladesh, the Philippines, India, and Pakistan.
BANGLADESH: UN HRC seeks to criminalise enforced disappearances and end torture
A Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre BANGLADESH: UN HRC seeks to criminalise enforced disappearances and end torture The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s Concluding Observations, which insist that Bangladesh must “effectively criminalise enforced disappearance” and “put an end to the practice of torture and ill-treatment”. The Committee has also asked the Government of Bangladesh to provide, in its next periodic report, (i) the number of investigations conducted; (ii) the convictions secured and (iii) the disaggregated information on penalties that have been imposed on perpetrators. These Observations are a result of the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC), a Treaty Body established […]
ASIA: States should commit to ensure adequate resources for Special Procedure mandates to function effectively
An Oral Statement to the 34th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) Mr. President, It takes sustained efforts and resources for organisations like the ALRC to report to the Special Procedures mandates, cases of human rights violations. The expectation is, that when cases are reported, mandate holders are in a position to promptly act. Unfortunately, our experience is that all Special Procedure mandate holders face acute paucity in resources, sufficient staff members, and other facilities for them to effectively act upon the information and complaints they receive. Two concerns arise out of the current situation are: (i) despite their earnestness to […]