Category: Commission on Human Rights

CAMBODIA: The absence of the rule of law aggravating the human rights situation in the country

5th Session - 2007 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Cambodia, Commission on Human Rights, Countries, documents, Written Submissions May 31, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2007 AL-013-2007 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fifth session A Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre CAMBODIA: The absence of the rule of law aggravating the human rights situation in the country Under the international peace agreements concluded in 1991 to end a protracted war in the country as well as under its own constitution, Cambodia has undertaken to ensure the respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms of its people, including the establishment of an independent judiciary for the protection of those rights and freedoms. The other State signatories to these agreements also have a share in the human rights […]

SRI LANKA: Serious Concerns Affecting Sri Lanka’s Judiciary

5th Session - 2007 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, Countries, documents, Sri Lanka, Written Submissions May 31, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

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

5th Session - 2007 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, Countries, documents, India, Written Submissions May 31, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

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 […]

Oral Statements – 61st Session of the CHR – 2005

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 61st Session - 2005, Commission on Human Rights, Oral Statements March 10, 2006September 10, 2015 Admin 0 Comments

Oral Statements – 61st Session of the CHR – 2005 Oral Statements – 61st Session of the CHR – 2005   ITEM 9 : Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world: Human rights violations in Nepal [Word Format] ITEM 10: Economic, social and cultural rights: Starvation in West Bengal, India [Word Format] ITEM 11: Civil and political rights: The lack of implementation of international conventions, Sri Lanka[Word Format] ITEM 16: Report of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: Proposal by Sub-Commission on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights for appointment of two Special Rapporteurs to Study Discrimination based […]

62nd Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 62nd Session - 2006, Commission on Human Rights, documents, Written Submissions February 14, 2006September 4, 2015 Admin 0 Comments

Written Statements Item 6: Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination 1. Caste-based Discrimination in India | [Word Format]  E/CN.4/2006/NGO/ 2. State-sponsored discrimination of indigenous communities in India | [Word Format] E/CN.4/2006/NGO/ Item 10: Economic, social and cultural rights 3. Starvation and government neglect in India [Word Format] E/CN.4/2006/NGO/187 4. Persistent denial of hunger in the Philippines ignores reality[Word Format] E/CN.4/2006/NGO/188 Item 11: Civil and political rights 11(a) Torture and detention 5. Torture in Bangladesh [Word Format] E/CN.4/2006/NGO/191 [ PDF Format] 6. Violent repression of demonstrators in the Republic of Korea [Word Format] E/CN.4/2006/NGO/189 [PDF Format] 7. Widespread arbitrary detention and systematic torture continue PDF Formatunabated in Nepal [Word Format| Deutsch E/CN.4/2006/NGO/192 […]

61st Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights – 2005

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 61st Session - 2005, Commission on Human Rights February 11, 2005September 8, 2015 Admin 0 Comments

Written  Statements    Item 6: Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination 1. Caste-based Discrimination in India | [Word Format]  E/CN.4/2005/NGO/56  [PDF Format] 2. Hunger in Asia [Word Format]E/CN.4/2005/NGO/57 [PDF Format] 3. Right to food in India [Word Format]  E/CN.4/2005/NGO/59  [ PDF Format] 4. Hunger and un-rule of law in Myanmar [Word Format]   E/CN.4/2005/NGO/58   [PDF Format] 5. Forcible take-over of land in Sri Lanka [Word Format] E/CN.4/2005/NGO/110  [PDF Format] 6. Right to food in Thailand [Word Format]  E/CN.4/2005/NGO/60  [PDF Format] Item 11: Civil and political rights 11(a) Torture and detention 7. Torture in Bangladesh [Word Format] E/CN.4/2005/NGO/32  [PDF Format] 8. Growth of torture and impunity in Thailand [Word Format]  E/CN.4/2005/NGO/62 [ PDF Format] […]

Written Statements – 60th Session of the CHR

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 60th Session - 2004, Commission on Human Rights, Written Submissions March 3, 2004September 9, 2015 Admin 0 Comments

Written Statements –  Item 6: Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination Caste-based Discrimination in Nepal [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2004/NGO/26] [Link to UNHCHR Site] State-sponsored discrimination against indigenous communities in India [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2004/NGO/25] [Link to UNHCHR Site] Item 10 : Economic, social and cultural rights Reunion of Kashmiri families [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2004/NGO/28] [Link to UNHCHR Site] Food scarcity in Myanmar [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2004/NGO/29] [Link to UNHCHR Site] Denial of rights to land and livelihood in India [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2004/NGO/27] [Link to UNHCHR Site] Item 11 : Civil and political rights 11(a) Torture and detention Deaths in custody in Malaysia [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2004/NGO/30] [Link to UNHCHR Site] The undermining of […]

Item 6: Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination — Indonesia: Five years after May 1998 rights, those responsible for the atrocities remain at large

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 59th Session - 2003, Commission on Human Rights, documents, Oral Statements June 16, 2003September 10, 2015 Admin 0 Comments

Download this file in Word format Indonesia: Five years after May 1998 rights, those responsible for the atrocities remain at large Statement read by Timothy R. Gill of the Asian Legal Resource Centre Mr. Chairperson, I speak on behalf of the Asian Legal Resource Centre. In May 1998, thousands of Indonesian citizens were murdered and raped, and vast amounts of property destroyed during racist riots against the Chinese community in Jakarta. Five years later, those responsible for the atrocities remain at large. The Joint Fact Finding Team established to inquire into the 1998 massacres found that there were serious and systematic human rights violations throughout Jakarta. The Team also found […]

Item 18: Effective Functioning of Human Rights Mechanisms — ALRC’s Oral Statement on Implementing the recommendations of UN Working Groups

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 59th Session - 2003, Commission on Human Rights, documents, Oral Statements June 16, 2003September 10, 2015 Admin 0 Comments

UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 59TH SESSION Item 18: Effective Functioning of Human Rights Mechanisms Implementing the recommendations of UN Working Groups Statement read by Ali Saleem of the Asian Legal Resource Centre Chairperson I speak on behalf of the Asian Legal Resource Centre. In 1989, Mr Ajith Luxman disappeared. He was one of over 30,000 Sri Lankan citizens who were kidnapped without a trace during a period of intense repression. Due to domestic and international pressure, the Government of Sri Lanka was forced to act on these cases. It undertook to abide by the recommendations of the Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances (E/CN.4/1992/18/Add.1, para 204), and […]

Oral Statements – 59th Session of the CHR

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 59th Session - 2003, Commission on Human Rights, documents, Oral Statements June 16, 2003September 10, 2015 Admin 0 Comments

UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 59TH SESSION Item 11: Civil and Political Rights SRI LANKA: Torture in Sri Lanka Statement read by Ali Saleem of the Asian Legal Resource Centre Chairperson I speak on behalf of the Asian Legal Resource Centre. This February, Mr Michael Anthony Fernando submitted a motion to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka regarding a fundamental rights violation case in which he is the applicant. The motion requested that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court not sit in judgement on Mr Fernando’s application, and offered ample grounds for this request. The Chief Justice sat on the bench that heard the motion. The bench then […]