Category: 6th Session – 2007 September

PAKISTAN: The ALRC expresses support for the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on housing rights during the HRC review

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, Countries, documents, Oral Submissions, Pakistan December 19, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2007 ALRC-COS-06-007-2007 Oral intervention presented by Asian Legal Resource Centre at the Sixth Session of the Human Rights Council (Resumed), 13 December 2007 PAKISTAN: The ALRC expresses support for the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on housing rights during the HRC review Review, rationalization and improvement of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Housing Thank you Mr. President, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to take this opportunity to express its support for the extension of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Housing and its appreciation for the excellent work of the mandate holder, Mr. Miloon […]

PAKISTAN: Human rights groups welcome Louise Arbour’s statement on Pakistan

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, Countries, documents, Oral Submissions, Pakistan December 12, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2007 ALRC-COS-06-005-2007 An Oral Intervention by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) to the Sixth Session of the Human Rights Council, December 11, 2007, supported by the Dutch Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (L4L) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Madame Louise Arbour Delivered by: Baseer Naweed PAKISTAN: Human rights groups welcome Louise Arbour’s statement on Pakistan Thank you Mr. President, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), the Dutch Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (L4L) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) welcome the statement made by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Madame Louise Arbour, concerning the ongoing, deep […]

BURMA: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Burma / Myanmar, Commission on Human Rights, Countries, documents, Oral Submissions December 12, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2007 ALRC-COS-06-006-2007 ORAL INTERVENTION PRESENTED BY THE ASIAN LEGAL RESOURCE CENTRE AT THE SIXTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (RESUMED), 12 DECEMBER 2007 Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Mr. Special Rapporteur I speak on behalf of the Asian Legal Resource Centre. You have rightly said of your most recent trip to Myanmar, following the protests of August and September, that it should be seen not as an end in itself but rather as an initial step. The questions that are now on everybody’s mind are what should be the next steps, and on what road? […]

PHILIPPINES: Extrajudicial killings

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, Countries, documents, Oral Submissions, Philippines September 27, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2007 AL-030-2007 A Joint Statement submitted by the World Council of Churches, the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development and the Asian Legal Resource Center (ALRC) to the 6th Human Rights Council PHILIPPINES: Extrajudicial killings Thank you Mr. President. This statement is supported by the World Council of Churches, the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, the Asian Human Rights Commission and the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization. The entire Philippine NGO delegation expresses our thanks to them. In March of this year, the UN Special Rapporteur Prof. Philip Alston reported his initial findings on the extrajudicial executions in the Philippines […]

PAKISTAN: Human rights situation requires Human Rights Council’s attention

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, Countries, documents, Oral Submissions, Pakistan September 25, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2007 AL-029-2007 An Oral Intervention submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 6th session of the Human Rights Council PAKISTAN: Human rights situation requires Human Rights Council’s attention Thank you, Mr. President. I wish to address the Council as both a human rights defender and a victim of human rights abuses in Pakistan. The situation in the country is not gaining the attention it deserves here. The media are being silenced, human rights defenders face grave reprisals, torture is endemic and the country ranks amongst the highest perpetrators of forced disappearances in Asia, alongside Sri Lanka. The whereabouts of at least 5,000 people […]

ASIA: Children in armed conflict

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Submissions, World September 24, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2007 AL-027-2007 An Oral Intervention submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 6th session of the Human Rights Council ASIA: Children in armed conflict Item 3: Children in armed conflict – Ms. Coomaraswamy, Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Thank you Mr. President, The ongoing use of child soldiers in many of Asia’s armed conflicts remains a serious concern for the Asian Legal Resource Centre. We welcome the work of the Special Representative on child soldiers in Sri Lanka and Nepal, but want to highlight another situation which also requires serious attention. In India, both state and non-state actors field children […]

SRI LANKA: Killing and Enforced Disappearances of Religious Leaders and Attacks on Places of Religious Worship in Sri Lanka

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Submissions, Sri Lanka September 14, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2007 AL-025-2007 A Joint Statement submitted by Rukshan Fernando on behalf of Pax Romana-ICMICA/MIIC, Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), FORUM-ASIA and the International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR), in cooperation with Centre for Policy Alternatives, INFORM, Law & Society Trust (LST) and Rights Now, as part of the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief SRI LANKA: Killing and Enforced Disappearances of Religious Leaders and Attacks on Places of Religious Worship in Sri Lanka We would like to bring to the notice of the Council the trend of attacks on religious leaders and places of worship […]

ASIA: UN Human Rights Council statement in response to the High Commissioner for Human Rights

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Submissions, World September 14, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2007 AL-026-2007 A Joint Statement delivered by Dulani Kulasinghe on behalf of FORUM-ASIA, Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) and Pax Romana-ICMICA/MIIC in the debate with the High Commissioner for Human Rights ASIA: UN Human Rights Council statement in response to the High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr President, Madam High Commissioner, As Human Rights Defenders from Asia, we welcome the commitment and initiatives of you and your office for the protection of human rights in Asia, where domestic mechanisms continue to be inadequate. The lack of a regional human rights mechanism is also a serious […]

INDIA: Child soldiers being used as expendable pawns in armed conflicts

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, India, Written Submissions September 7, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2007 AL-024-2007 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 6th session of the UN Human Rights Council INDIA: Child soldiers being used as expendable pawns in armed conflicts In April 2007 the Chhattisgarh State Police ambushed a 12-member strong brigade of armed Naxalites (a group similar to the Maoists in Nepal) operating near Dhanora village. In the operation, the police arrested two girls, respectively aged 14 and 15 years old, who were wearing school uniforms and were armed with old 303 bore rifles. When questioned, the girls confessed that they had been picked up from school by the Naxalites, and […]

BANGLADESH: Bangladesh’s State of Emergency is unjustifiable and ensuring abuses of human rights

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Bangladesh, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Written Submissions September 6, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2007 AL-023-2007 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 6th session of the UN Human Rights Council BANGLADESH: Bangladesh’s State of Emergency is unjustifiable and ensuring abuses of human rights On January 11, 2007 the President of Bangladesh proclaimed a State of Emergency following an upsurge in violence between rival political groups. Unfortunately, the State of Emergency has been prolonged for more than seven months even though this violence has subsided. The State of Emergency has been accompanied by the Emergency Powers Ordinance-2007, which has supplemented the Emergency Powers Rules-2007. Provisions contained within these laws run contrary to a range […]