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The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) works towards the radical rethinking & fundamental redesigning of justice institutions in Asia, to ensure relief and redress for victims of human rights violations, as per Common Article 2 of the International Conventions. Sister organisation to the Asian Human Rights Commission, the ALRC is based in Hong Kong & holds general consultative status with the Economic & Social Council of the United Nations.

SRI LANKA: Serious Concerns Affecting Sri Lanka’s Judiciary

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2007 AL-012-2007 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fifth session A Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre, supported by the Law and Society Trust, Sri Lanka SRI LANKA:  Serious Concerns Affecting Sri Lanka’s Judiciary 1. Introduction Sri Lanka’s legal system was originally a combination of the Roman-Dutch Law and English Law. The present system of judicial administration and organization is based on the current Constitution, introduced in 1978. The judiciary comprises the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Provincial High Courts, District Courts, Magistrates’ Courts and Primary Courts. The Supreme Court is the country’s highest court, headed by the Chief Justice and comprising between six and […]

INDIA: Widespread corruption in the Public Food Distribution System causing starvation deaths

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2007 AL-011-2007 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fifth session A Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre INDIA: Widespread corruption in the Public Food Distribution System causing starvation deaths The Prime Minister of India in his foreword in the ‘Report to The People’ dated May 22, 2007, claims: “In this 60th year of independence, the country should have the satisfaction of recording for the fifth year in a succession a rate of economic growth of over 8.5%.”  [1] The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) however is not sure whether the estimated over 200 million Indians who are presently suffering from malnourishment, and the many more […]

4th Session – 2007 March

4th Session - 2007 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Human Rights Council March 18, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

4th Session of the UN Human Rights Council BANGLADESH – council member: 1. Extra-judicial killing and impunity in Bangladesh | [ Word Format [ PDF Format] 2. The State of Emergency in Bangladesh | [ Word Format]   [ PDF Format ] CAMBODIA: 3. Land-grabbing, corruption and the absence of the rule of law in Cambodia | [ Word Format]   [ PDF Format] INDONESIA – council member: 4. The question of impunity in Indonesia | [ Word Format] [PDF Format] 5. Failure to implement the recommendations of the Committee Against Torture allows for the continuing widespread use of torture | [Word Format] [ PDF Format] MYANMAR:  6. Myanmar’s degraded judiciary and […]

ASIA: Need for an in-country process for the effectiveness of the universal periodic review of the UN Human Rights Council

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2006 AL-003-2006 A joint Statement on behalf of FORUM-ASIA, Asian Legal Resource Centre, International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development, and Ain o Salish Kendra ASIA: Need for an in-country process for the effectiveness of the universal periodic review of the UN Human Rights Council First session of the Human Rights Council Delivered by: The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) On behalf of: Asian Legal Resource Centre, International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID), Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Contact details: Momoko Nomura, email: unadvocacy@forum-asia.org 28 June 2006, Geneva, Switzerland This statement is made on behalf of FORUM-ASIA, Asian Legal Resource Centre, International […]

THAILAND: Justice depends on witness protection

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2006 AL-002-2006 A Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre THAILAND: Justice depends on witness protection The Asian Legal Resource Centre has today, June 30, released a new report on witness protection in Thailand, the first in a planned series of detailed studies on specific institutional obstacles to human rights there. Witness protection is all about the fight against impunity that is at the heart of human rights struggles worldwide. Without witness protection, victims of human rights abuses who complain and seek justice must face serious threats leading to physical harm and possibly death of themselves or their loved ones. This violence is brought onto […]

APPENDIX: Laos’ right to reply to the written statement made by Asian Legal Resource Centre on Item 11(e): Civil and political rights, including the question of religious intolerance, 9 April 2003

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The delegation of Lao Peoples Democratic Republic wishes to provide facts and clarification concerning the unjustifiable and unsubstantiated allegations put by Asian Legal Resource Centre, the statement of which was circulated under E/CN.4/2003/NGO/92, 10 March 2003. 1. The Lao Government has consistently pursued a right and fair policy towards religious practices in Laos, no matter undertaken by religious majorities or minorities. This conforms to the county’s constitution as well as decree relating to the protection of freedom of religion, which stipulate that the Lao people of multi ethnics have the right and freedom to practice and not to practice religious beliefs. In accordance with the laws and regulations, at all […]

ALRC STATEMENT: On the right to reply of the Government of Laos to the statement on ‘Religious intolerance in Asia’ by ALRC at the fifty-ninth session of the UNCHR

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16 April, 2003 AL-01-2003 Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre – ALRC On the right to reply of the Government of Laos to the statement on ‘Religious intolerance in Asia’ by ALRC at the fifty-ninth session of the UNCHR The Asian Legal Resource Centre appreciates the right to reply of the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to its written statement on ‘Religious intolerance in Asia’ at the fifty-ninth session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (item 11[e], E/CN.4/2003/NGO/92). The Asian Legal Resource Centre recognizes the commitment that the Government of Laos has made to uphold freedom of religion in its country, as guaranteed by its constitution. […]

Item 11: ALRC’s Oral Statement on Civil and Political Rights including the question of, (a) Torture and detention; (b) Disappearances and summary executions; and (f) States of emergency

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 58th Session - 2002, Commission on Human Rights, documents, Oral Statements April 16, 2002August 25, 2015 admin 0 Comments

Presented by: Asmin Fransiska Mr. Chairman, I speak on behalf of the Asian Legal Resource Centre. Mr Chairman The Asian Legal Resource Centre has in a written statement to the Commission expressed its concern over the Australian government’s policies towards asylum seekers (E/CN.4/2002/NGO/70). In recent months the Centre’s attention has been drawn to the case of Mr Stephen Khan, a twenty-seven year old Kashmiri asylum seeker who has been held in detention by the Australian authorities for three and a half years. Mr Khan’s case is indicative of the unjust system for determining asylum claims in Australia. Having failed his initial claim in 1998, Mr Khan was not aware of […]

16 April 2002, United Nations, Geneva, COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES DEBATE ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 58th Session - 2002, Commission on Human Rights, documents, press releases April 16, 2002August 25, 2015 admin 0 Comments

United Nations Press Release COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES DEBATE ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS Commission on Human Rights 58th session 16 April 2002 Afternoon Forty-Two Non-Governmental Organizations Address the Commission Highlighting Cases of Torture, Detention, Disappearances, Summary Executions in many Parts of the World The Commission on Human Rights this afternoon continued its debate on civil and political rights by hearing 42 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) allege, among other things, involvement of Governments in cases of torture, detention, disappearances and summary executions around the world. The NGOs also highlighted situations where the freedom of expression and religious belief were repressed by Governments. A number of speakers said that anti-terrorism legislation […]

Item 10: ALRC’s Oral Statement on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 58th Session - 2002, Commission on Human Rights, documents, Oral Statements April 11, 2002August 25, 2015 admin 0 Comments

Item 10: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights  Presented by: Asmin Franciska Mr. Chairman, I speak on behalf of the Asian Legal Resource Centre. The Asian Legal Resource Centre wishes to bring to the attention of the commission the decision of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China to deny right of abode to thousands of people from mainland China. Most of these cases involve the children of Hong Kong families who have at least one parent who is a permanent resident of the HKSAR. The result of this decision is to separate members of these families in contravention of Article 10 […]