FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2011 ALRC-CWS-18-01-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Eighteenth session, Agenda Item 4, General Debate A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status MYANMAR: From blinkered to enlightened despotism: human rights in Myanmar under new government Over a number of years, the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) has stressed to the Human Rights Council that the grave human rights problems in Myanmar need to be understood as problems arising from a profound disconnect between the member state and the human rights standards of the international community. These problems are not ones that can be addressed […]
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NEPAL: Government urged to tackle caste-based discrimination, extra-judicial killings, torture and impunity comprehensively
date: June 7, 2011 document id: ALRC-COS-17-07-2011 HRC section: Item 6: Nepal UPR Speaker: Mr. Michael Anthony An Oral Statement to the 17th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status NEPAL: Government urged to tackle caste-based discrimination, extra-judicial killings, torture and impunity comprehensively Thank you, During Nepal’s UPR, 24 states raised caste-based discrimination and Dalit rights. The ALRC therefore welcomes the recent endorsement by the Parliament of the ‘Untouchability Bill’, which criminalizes the practices of ‘untouchability’ in the public and private spheres, but urges the government to implement its provisions effectively. We also urge the establishment […]
PAKISTAN: Extra-judicial killings ongoing with impunity, notably in Balochistan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2011 ALRC-CWS-17-04-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Seventeenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with SR on Extra-judicial killings A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status PAKISTAN: Extra-judicial killings ongoing with impunity, notably in Balochistan The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to bring to the attention of the Human Rights Council grave concerns related to the numerous allegations of extra-judicial killings that it has received in the last 12 months, notably from the province of Balochistan in Pakistan. Extra-judicial killings are typically the end-point of a string of human rights abuses that […]
NEPAL: Authorities failing to address extra-judicial killings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2011 ALRC-CWS-17-03-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Seventeenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with SR on Extra-judicial killings A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status NEPAL: Authorities failing to address extra-judicial killings The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), is gravely concerned by ongoing reports of extra-judicial killings in Nepal, and the authorities’ apparent unwillingness to put a halt to the system of impunity that accompanies them, including its unwillingness to cooperate effectively with the Office of the High Commissioner or the Human Rights Council, through its’ Universal Periodic Review mechanism, concerning this […]
PAKISTAN: Impunity for rape and other forms of violence against women must end
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2011 ALRC-CWS-17-02-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Seventeenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with SR on Extra-judicial killings A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status PAKISTAN: Impunity for rape and other forms of violence against women must end The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to highlight its continuing concerns about the widespread violation of women’s rights and cases of serious violence against women, including sexual violence, in Pakistan. The ALRC recalls that Pakistan acceded to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on 12 Mar […]
THAILAND: Threats to freedom of expression endanger human rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2011 ALRC-CWS-17-01-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Seventeenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with SR on Freedom of Expression A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status THAILAND: Threats to freedom of expression endanger human rights Since the 19 September 2006 coup, the Asian Legal Resource Center has observed the growing constriction of freedom of expression in Thailand. Locating and silencing dissident speech perceived to be critical of the institution of the monarchy has become a significant focus of the work of a range of Thai state agencies, including the judiciary, the Royal […]
MYANMAR: UPR outcome lacking substance and hope for effective implementation
date: June 8, 2011 document id: ALRC-COS-17-08-2011 HRC section: Item 6: Myanmar UPR Speaker: Mr. Michael Anthony An Oral Statement to the 17th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status MYANMAR: UPR outcome lacking substance and hope for effective implementation Thank you, The ALRC is of the opinion that the Council need only look at the recommendations that Myanmar has not accepted to understand the challenges that the UPR faces in attempting to be relevant and effective concerning extreme human rights situations. Myanmar has rejected repeated recommendations to end impunity and to reform its legal system […]
BURMA: ALRC endorses call on rule of law
If the routine procedural problems can begin to be addressed through some change in practices and reduced interference from the executive in the workings of the judiciary, only then can we say that something more might be possible in the system as a whole FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE ALRC-PRL-002-2011 A Press Release by the Asian Legal Resource Centre BURMA: ALRC endorses call on rule of law (Hong Kong, April 29, 2011) The Asian Legal Resource Centre has strongly endorsed the contents of a letter by the National League for Democracy to Burma’s president calling for action on the rule of law. In a statement released on Monday, the NLD […]
MYANMAR: Council urged to take strong, relevant action to address grave rights abuses
date: March 14, 2011 document id: ALRC-COS-16-20-2011 HRC section: Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar An Oral Statement to the 16th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status MYANMAR: Council urged to take strong, relevant action to address grave rights abuses Thank you, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the report and work of the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar. We deplore the authorities’ ongoing, unjustifiable obstruction of a country visit since February 2010. The ALRC continues to document numerous cases of arbitrary detention, torture, forced disappearance, and the demented use of […]
SAUDI ARABIA: Denial of fair trial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-14-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth session, Agenda Item 4, General Debate A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status SAUDI ARABIA: Denial of fair trial The right to fair trial for migrant workers who face criminal charges in countries where they have gone for employment remains an important human rights problem that merits the attention of the Human Rights Council. In this regard, particular importance needs to be given to the migrant workers employed in Saudi Arabia. This issue is well-illustrated in the case of the a 17-year-old Sri Lankan girl […]