Category: 37th Session – March 2018

PAKISTAN: Rising violence against children

37th Session - March 2018, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, Pakistan, Written Submissions February 27, 2018 Admin 0 Comments

A Written Submission to the 37th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) would like to draw the UN Human Rights Council’s attention to the rise in violence against children in Pakistan. The Realization of Children’s Rights Index has ranked Pakistan as 159 out of 196 countries in the world in terms of child mortality, health and education facilities, and protection of child rights. Pakistan’s collective morality was recently shaken to its core by the rape and murder of a seven year old girl Zainab, from Kasur District in Punjab Province. The brutal murder initiated a […]

BANGLADESH-INDIA: Rising energy demand cannot be used for destroying people and their habitats

37th Session - March 2018, ALRC AT THE UN, Bangladesh, Commission on Human Rights, India, Written Submissions February 27, 2018 Admin 0 Comments

A Written Submission to the 37th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to draw attention of the Human Rights Council to massive displacements and damage to habitats caused across Asia for meeting growing energy needs.

SOUTH ASIA: Asia’s children on the verge of severe malnourishment

37th Session - March 2018, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, South Asia, Written Submissions February 27, 2018 Admin 0 Comments

A Written Submission to the 37th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to draw attention of the Human Rights Council to the massive relapse of severe malnutrition among children in Asia, reversing the advances made over decades.

NEPAL: Repeated tenure extensions of transitional justice bodies without much progress, has been frightening victims and national and international communities

37th Session - March 2018, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, Nepal, Written Submissions February 27, 2018 Admin 0 Comments

A Written Submission to the 37th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to draw the attention of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to Nepal’s two transitional justice bodies. They are the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission for the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP). They were set up in 2015 to investigate conflict-era human rights violations. However, even after 3 years, they have not been able to make much progress and are mired in controversy.

PAKISTAN: Rights defenders remain at high risk

37th Session - March 2018, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, Pakistan, Written Submissions February 27, 2018 Admin 0 Comments

A Written Submission to the 37th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) would like to draw the UN Human Rights Council’s attention to the rise in violence against Human Rights Defenders in Pakistan. It is unfortunate that human rights defenders, bloggers and social activists have conventionally been considered an irritant to state policies in Pakistan, and are often targeted by the state as well as non-state actors. Fundamentalist groups working under the direct tutelage of the state often use the Damocles sword of blasphemy allegation against all critics of state policies. The judiciary has been […]

INDONESIA: Impunity strengthened while past human rights abuses remain forgotten

37th Session - March 2018, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, Indonesia, Written Submissions February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Admin 0 Comments

A Written Submission to the 37th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to inform the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) of the lack of seriousness of President JokoWidodo’s government in resolving past human rights abuses. This is contrary to the Nawa Cita, President Widodo’s vision and mission, which clearly states that he will ensure prosecution of past human rights abuses cases, and it also has a breakdown into a National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN 2014-2019), which states that the government will ensure protection of its citizens. The RPJMN also clearly states that human rights […]

BANGLADESH: Government stands against independent human rights defenders

37th Session - March 2018, ALRC AT THE UN, Bangladesh, Commission on Human Rights, Written Submissions February 26, 2018 Admin 0 Comments

A Written Submission to the 37th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wants to bring the situation of human rights defenders of Bangladesh to the attention of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Government of Bangladesh stands against the human rights defenders with draconian legislations and various institutions and agencies of the State. Independent dissenting voices face systemic harassments. Given the circumstances, the human rights defenders have to work without any notion of protection while defending rights in the country. The threats against the human rights defenders are increasing as the 3rd Cycle of […]

INDONESIA: Neither recognition nor protection for Human Rights Defenders

37th Session - March 2018, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, Indonesia, Written Submissions February 26, 2018 Admin 0 Comments

A Written Submission to the 37th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to inform the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) regarding the situation of Human Rights Defenders in Indonesia (HRD). Defenders are still targeted for human rights violations in various patterns and forms. ALRC’S sister organization, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), notes and reports that human rights violations mostly targeted HRD’S who advocate environment, land rights and anti-corruption cases. We do believe that massive human rights violations in the area of environment and land are due to Government policy, under President Joko Widodo’s […]

PAKISTAN: Government facilitates curbing freedom of religion

37th Session - March 2018, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, Pakistan, Written Submissions February 26, 2018 Admin 0 Comments

A Written Submission to the 37th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) would like to draw the UN Human Rights Council’s attention to the issue of a continual curb on freedom of religion in the country. Pakistan’s systemic discrimination against its minorities is a cause for concern. Since 2002, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has been pushing this, since the designation of Pakistan in the list of Countries of Particular Concern (CPC). Pakistan has recently been placed on a special watch list for severe violations of religious freedom by the United States […]

MYANMAR: The UN should act effectively to stop State-orchestrated genocidal violence against the Rohingya

37th Session - March 2018, ALRC AT THE UN, Burma / Myanmar, Commission on Human Rights, Written Submissions February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Admin 0 Comments

A Written Submission to the 37th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Odhikar draw the attention of the UN Human Rights Council. It is concerned about the current situation of the Rohingya Community in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. We seek immediate and effective action from the international human rights community. There is a need to protect the Rohingya people from further violence by Myanmar security forces. There is an undeniable need for and ensuring the safe return of the Rohingyas from Bangladesh to their original homes in Myanmar.