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PAKISTAN: Council urged to act as thousands remain forcibly disappeared

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Pakistan, Written Submissions September 4, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2007 AL-020-2007 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) to the 6th session of the UN Human Rights Council PAKISTAN: Council urged to act as thousands remain forcibly disappeared In recent years, the Human Rights Council’s predecessor, the Commission on Human Rights, placed Nepal at the top of the list of perpetrators of forced disappearances. Following interventions and the establishment of a field office of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the country, disappearances have dropped significantly. Information received by the Asian Legal Resource Centre indicates that large numbers of forced disappearances are now taking place in […]

SRI LANKA: Human Rights Council must act on killings and forced disappearances in Sri Lanka

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Sri Lanka, Written Submissions September 3, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2007 AL-019-2007 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) to the 6th session of the UN Human Rights Council SRI LANKA: Human Rights Council must act on killings and forced disappearances in Sri Lanka The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is gravely concerned by the insufficient action on the part of the Human Rights Council to address the growing problem of extra-judicial killings and forced disappearances in Sri Lanka. The ALRC has alerted the international community, including the Human Rights Council, concerning this growing and extremely grave situation on numerous occasions. For example, the issue of disappearances was communicated as a […]

CAMBODIA: Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Representative for human rights in Cambodia

5th Session - 2007 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Cambodia, Commission on Human Rights, Countries, documents, Oral Submissions June 14, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2007 AL-016-2007 A Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre CAMBODIA: Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Representative for human rights in Cambodia Joint Oral Intervention by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum-Asia), the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID), and Migrants Rights International and Pax Romana, at the 5th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in Cambodia, Professor Yash Ghai, on June 12, 2007. The Oral Intervention was presented by: […]

SRI LANKA: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers

5th Session - 2007 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Commission on Human Rights, Countries, documents, Oral Submissions, Sri Lanka June 12, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2007 AL-015-2007 A Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre SRI LANKA: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers The following is a statement delivered on behalf of the Asian Legal Resource Centre supported by the Law society and Trust, Sri Lanka at 5th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. June 11th 2007  5th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. Oral Intervention of the Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong supported by the Law and Society Trust, Sri Lanka Speaker: Ms. Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena Thank you Mr. President, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the report presented […]

PAKISTAN: Judicial subservience must be ended without further bloodshed

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2007 AL-014-2007 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fifth session A Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre PAKISTAN: Judicial subservience must be ended without further bloodshed The judicial system in Pakistan is very weak and can not deliver justice to the people. The weakness of the judiciary can be blamed on the continuous interference by successive governments, in particular by military governments. The judiciary in Pakistan has traditionally always supported those in power, even if they came to power by ousting elected, civilian governments. Since 1954, when the then-Prime Minister was thrown out of power and the Chief Justice at the time, Mr. Munir, sacrificed […]

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 […]

ASIA: Need for an in-country process for the effectiveness of the universal periodic review of the UN Human Rights Council

documents, statements July 12, 2006August 27, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2006 AL-003-2006 A joint Statement on behalf of FORUM-ASIA, Asian Legal Resource Centre, International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development, and Ain o Salish Kendra ASIA: Need for an in-country process for the effectiveness of the universal periodic review of the UN Human Rights Council First session of the Human Rights Council Delivered by: The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) On behalf of: Asian Legal Resource Centre, International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID), Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Contact details: Momoko Nomura, email: unadvocacy@forum-asia.org 28 June 2006, Geneva, Switzerland This statement is made on behalf of FORUM-ASIA, Asian Legal Resource Centre, International […]

THAILAND: Justice depends on witness protection

Countries, documents, statements, Thailand June 30, 2006August 27, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2006 AL-002-2006 A Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre THAILAND: Justice depends on witness protection The Asian Legal Resource Centre has today, June 30, released a new report on witness protection in Thailand, the first in a planned series of detailed studies on specific institutional obstacles to human rights there. Witness protection is all about the fight against impunity that is at the heart of human rights struggles worldwide. Without witness protection, victims of human rights abuses who complain and seek justice must face serious threats leading to physical harm and possibly death of themselves or their loved ones. This violence is brought onto […]