Category: 12th Session – 2009 September

CAMBODIA: Functioning judiciary required for rights to become a reality

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Cambodia, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Written Submissions October 1, 2009January 16, 2017 ALRC 0 Comments

Date: October 1, 2009 Document id: ALRC-COS-12-11-2009 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 10, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia An Oral Statement to the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status CAMBODIA: Functioning judiciary required for rights to become a reality Thank you Mr. President, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the initial report of the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia, in particular the highlighted areas of priority for future work, namely: the freedom of expression, the independence of the judiciary, land and housing rights, impunity and prison reform. The ALRC wishes […]

BURMA and SRI LANKA: Council required to take effective action to address human rights crises

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Burma / Myanmar, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Statements, Sri Lanka September 22, 2009August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

Date: September 22, 2009 Document id: ALRC-COS-12-09-2009 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 4, General Debate An Oral Statement to the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status BURMA and SRI LANKA: Council required to take effective action to address human rights crises Thank you Mr. President, The Council is currently failing to effectively address human rights crises, for example those in Sri Lanka and Myanmar. This is not simply a failing of political will, but also one of approach. In Sri Lanka, the continuing grave situation of IDPs is testimony to this. Furthermore, the […]

ASIA: Council-members violating the rights and work of Human Rights Defenders

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Statements, World September 22, 2009August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

Date: September 22, 2009 Document id: ALRC-COS-12-10-2009 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 3, General Debate An Oral Statement to the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status ASIA: Council-members violating the rights and work of Human Rights Defenders Thank you Mr. President, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) notes that in the majority of Asian nations, human rights defenders and NGOs continue to face a range of impediments to their work, harassment and legal or physical attacks, including in Council member-States. In the Philippines, a list produced by the military, known as the ‘Order […]

SOUTH ASIA: Sale and trafficking of children denounced in dialogue with Special Rapporteur

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Statements, South Asia September 16, 2009August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

Date: September 16, 2009 Document id: ALRC-COS-12-08-2009 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children An Oral Statement to the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status SOUTH ASIA: Sale and trafficking of children denounced in dialogue with Special Rapporteur Thank you Mr. President, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the report and work of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Data collected in separate studies between 2005 and 2008 conducted by USAID, UNICEF, the ILO and […]

ASIA: The ALRC underlines flaws in Asia’s institutions of the rule of law during UN debate

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Statements, World September 15, 2009August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

Date: September 15, 2009 Document id: ALRC-COS-12-07-2009 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 2: General Debate An Oral Statement to the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status ASIA: The ALRC underlines flaws in Asia’s institutions of the rule of law during UN debate Thank you Mr. President, Madam High Commissioner, In most Asian nations, many barriers to the protection and enjoyment of human rights stem not simply from a lack of means, but from the efforts by States to ensure the inability of national institutions of the rule of law to deliver justice and […]

PHILIPPINES: Authorities failing to investigate house demolitions, torture, disappearances and killing of civilians resulting from the conflict in Mindanao

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Philippines, Written Submissions September 4, 2009August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2009 ALRC-CWS-12-06-2009 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twelfth session � Item 4 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status PHILIPPINES: Authorities failing to investigate house demolitions, torture, disappearances and killing of civilians resulting from the conflict in Mindanao The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is concerned by the fact that the government of the Philippines is failing to protect civilians from grave and widespread abuses of human rights in conflict-affected parts of the country�s southern Mindanao island. In particular, the police and law enforcement agencies� failure to conduct investigations into a litany of abuses ascribed to […]

THAILAND: “Unsubstantiated” police abuses, impunity and human rights charades

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Thailand, Written Submissions September 3, 2009August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2009 ALRC-CWS-12-05-2009 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twelfth session � Item 4 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status THAILAND: “Unsubstantiated” police abuses, impunity and human rights charades 1. Following the 11th session of the Human Rights Council the Government of Thailand objected to the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) over it having characterized the Royal Thai Police as the top violator of human rights in that country. The government representative described remarks that the police in Thailand enjoy impunity for rights abuses as “unsubstantiated”. 2. The ALRC categorically rejects the complaint of the government that […]

PAKISTAN: Police threaten indiscriminate revenge killings in Balochistan

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Pakistan, Written Submissions September 2, 2009August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2009 ALRC-CWS-12-04-2009 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twelfth session � Item 4 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status PAKISTAN: Police threaten indiscriminate revenge killings in Balochistan The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to bring to the attention of the Human Rights Council the situation of human rights in Balochistan, Pakistan�s south-western province, which is deteriorating day by day due to the heavy-handed policies being adopted by the government towards nationalist groups. In response to the recent increase in violence committed by nationalist militants, a high-ranking police official threatened in a press conference on August […]

BURMA: Institutionalized denial of fundamental rights and the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Burma / Myanmar, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Written Submissions September 1, 2009August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2009 ALRC-CWS-12-03-2009 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twelfth session � Item 4 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status BURMA: Institutionalized denial of fundamental rights and the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar 1. The case decided against democracy party leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and co-accused this August 2009 brought to global attention the institutionalizing of fundamental human rights abuse through what the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) has characterized as Myanmar�s �injustice system�. Although global outrage was expressed at the politically contrived manner in which the proceedings reached their inevitable conclusion, the trial was in […]

CAMBODIA: Legal foundation and framework for the country’s judiciary required

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Cambodia, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Written Submissions August 31, 2009August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2009 ALRC-CWS-12-02-2009 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twelfth session, Agenda Item 10, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status CAMBODIA: Legal foundation and framework for the country’s judiciary required The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to bring to the attention of the Human Rights Council a major lacuna that constitutes one of the most fundamental obstacles to the enjoyment, protection and promotion of human rights in Cambodia. The lack of the required laws on the statute of judges and prosecutors as well as the […]