Download this file in Word format UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 59TH SESSION ITEM 9: question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world A crime against humanity in Gujarat Statement read by Timothy Richard Gill of the Asian Legal Resource Centre Mr. Chairman On behalf of the Asian Legal Resource Centre, I would like to draw the Commission’s attention to the findings of the Concerned Citizens Tribunal Gujarat 2002. The Tribunal was formed in response to the anti-Muslim carnage in the state of Gujarat, India, during February and March of 2002. Hundreds of people were killed, women and children sexually abused […]
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3 April 2003, NGOS TELL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF FURTHER ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSES AROUND GLOBE
UNITED NATIONS Press Release NGOS TELL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF FURTHER ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSES AROUND GLOBE Commission on Human Rights 59th session 3 April 2003 Afternoon …. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) carried on this afternoon with debate under the Commission on Human Rights’ agenda item on the “Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world”, contending, among other things, that Governments were using anti-terrorism measures unfairly as a means of clamping down on the legitimate activities of political opposition groups, minorities, foreigners and migrant workers. …. Among those speaking were representatives of the following NGOs: Femmes Africa Solidarit speaking on behalf of […]
25 March, 2003, COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
UNITED NATIONS Press Release COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Commission on Human Rights 59th session 25 March 2003 Afternoon The Commission on Human Rights completed this afternoon its annual debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of discrimination, hearing from a series of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) contending variously that not enough had been done to implement the Declaration and Programme of Action of the Durban World Conference against Racism, and that discrimination was mounting against Muslims, Jews, and groups such as migrant workers, persons of African descent, and indigenous peoples. … Addressing the afternoon meeting were representatives of Indonesia, Cyprus, Romania, Benin, and Liechtenstein. […]
Written Statements – 59th Session of the CHR
Written Statements – Item 6 : Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2003/NGO/140] [Connect to the UNHCHR Site for this document] Item 3 : Organization of the work of the session [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2003/NGO/139] [Connect to UNHCHR Site for this Document] Item 18: Effective functioning of human rights mechanisms: (b) National institutions and regional arrangement [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2003/NGO/101] [Connect toUNHCHR Site for this document] Item 14: Specific groups and individuals: Item 13: Rights of the Child Item 12: Integration of the human rights of women and the gender perspective: (a) Violence against women Item 11 : Civil and political rights Item 10 : Economic, social and cultural rights […]
Item 11: ALRC’s Oral Statement on Civil and Political Rights including the question of, (a) Torture and detention; (b) Disappearances and summary executions; and (f) States of emergency
Presented by: Asmin Fransiska Mr. Chairman, I speak on behalf of the Asian Legal Resource Centre. Mr Chairman The Asian Legal Resource Centre has in a written statement to the Commission expressed its concern over the Australian government’s policies towards asylum seekers (E/CN.4/2002/NGO/70). In recent months the Centre’s attention has been drawn to the case of Mr Stephen Khan, a twenty-seven year old Kashmiri asylum seeker who has been held in detention by the Australian authorities for three and a half years. Mr Khan’s case is indicative of the unjust system for determining asylum claims in Australia. Having failed his initial claim in 1998, Mr Khan was not aware of […]
16 April 2002, United Nations, Geneva, COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES DEBATE ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
United Nations Press Release COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES DEBATE ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS Commission on Human Rights 58th session 16 April 2002 Afternoon Forty-Two Non-Governmental Organizations Address the Commission Highlighting Cases of Torture, Detention, Disappearances, Summary Executions in many Parts of the World The Commission on Human Rights this afternoon continued its debate on civil and political rights by hearing 42 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) allege, among other things, involvement of Governments in cases of torture, detention, disappearances and summary executions around the world. The NGOs also highlighted situations where the freedom of expression and religious belief were repressed by Governments. A number of speakers said that anti-terrorism legislation […]
Item 10: ALRC’s Oral Statement on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Item 10: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Presented by: Asmin Franciska Mr. Chairman, I speak on behalf of the Asian Legal Resource Centre. The Asian Legal Resource Centre wishes to bring to the attention of the commission the decision of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China to deny right of abode to thousands of people from mainland China. Most of these cases involve the children of Hong Kong families who have at least one parent who is a permanent resident of the HKSAR. The result of this decision is to separate members of these families in contravention of Article 10 […]
11 April 2002, United Nations, Geneva, COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONCLUDES DEBATE ON ECONOMIC RIGHTS
United Nations, Geneva COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONCLUDES DEBATE ON ECONOMIC RIGHTS, TAKES UP CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS Commission on Human Rights 58th session 11 April 2002 Morning The Commission on Human Rights completed this morning its annual discussion of economic, social and cultural rights, hearing from a series of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) contending, among other things, that efforts to combat poverty were not receiving sufficient support from the international community and from the richer nations of the world. Several NGOs called for rapid development of a draft optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cutural Rights that would allow complaints of violations of such rights to […]
Item 9: ALRC’s Oral Statement on the Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world
Item 9: Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world Presented by: Asmin Franciska [not delivered due to time contraints intruduced by the CHR] Mr. Chairman, I speak on behalf of the Asian Legal Resource Centre. The Asian Legal Resource Centre is greatly concerned by the obstacles to enforcement of rights in countries throughout Asia. This condition stems in part from the neglect of article 2 of the ICCPR by state parties, and even by the human rights community itself. The absence of inquiries into violations of human rights guaranteed under UN covenants and conventions, and the poor quality of investigations that […]
Effective Functioning of National Human Rights Institutions in Asia
Item 18(b) : EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS: NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 26. Effective Functioning of National Human Rights Institutions in Asia Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 18(b) of the Provisional Agenda EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS: NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization with general consultative status Effective Functioning of National Human Rights Institutions in Asia 1. There are some fundamental problems affecting national human rights institutions in Asia which need to be addressed if these bodies are to be effective and win the confidence of the people in their […]