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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.

Civil and political rights, including the question of: Torture and detention

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Link to UNCHR Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/2000/NGO/62 8 February 2000 Original: ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-sixth session Item 11 (a) of the provisional agenda CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE QUESTION OF: TORTURE AND DETENTION Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status The Secreary-General has received the following written statement which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31. [29 December 1999] GE.00-10743 (E) Torture and detention in Asia Torture and inhuman and degrading punishment remain one of the major violations of human rights in most countries of Asia. While there is quite a lot of evidence of […]

Economic, social and cultural rights: Food scarcity in Myanmar

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Link to UNCHR Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/2000/NGO/61 8 February 2000 Original: ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-sixth session Item 10 of the provisional agenda ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status The Secretary-General has received the following written statement which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31. [29 December 1999] GE.00-10739 (E) Food scarcity in Myanmar 1. The right to food is a fundamental human right. It is guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (art. 25 (1)) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (art. 11). 2. In the […]

Civil and political rights including the question of: Disappearances and summary execution

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Link to UNCHR Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/2000/NGO/60 8 February 2000 Original: ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-sixth session Item 11(b) of the provisional agenda CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE QUESTION OF: DISAPPEARANCES AND SUMMARY EXECUTION Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status The Secretary-General has received the following written statement which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31. [29 December 1999] GE.00-10735 (E) Extrajudicial killings in Asia In India, 17 persons lost their lives in Tirunelveli Town, south Tamil Nadu, in July 1999. This was due to brutal police attack. According to reports, the deaths were due […]