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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.

ASIA: States that crush right to peaceful assembly and democratic struggles do not deserve to be in Human Rights Council

35th Session - June 2017, ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, Oral Statements June 8, 2017 Admin 0 Comments

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.

Submission concerning the Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan

28th - UPR - Session, ALRC AT THE UN, Pakistan March 28, 2017May 28, 2018 Admin 0 Comments

I. INTRODUCTION In its second periodic review in 2012, Pakistan had pledged to enact laws against torture and enforced disappearances. To date however, no laws have been enacted; rather, both torture and disappearances are on the rise. Pakistan has earlier been reviewed on its human rights situation twice: during the first cycle for the years 2006 to 2012, and during the second cycle for the years 2012 to 2016. A total of 166 recommendations were received in different thematic areas during the reviews, of which Pakistan accepted 126 and pledged to implement them to improve its human rights situation. Another 33 recommendations were noted and are still pending while remaining […]