FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2012 ALRC-CWS-21-03-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-first 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 THAILAND: Next steps to end impunity for state violence in Thailand On 30 July 2012, the Criminal Court in Bangkok convicted five police officers for the murder of a teenager during the “war on drugs” in 2004 in Thailand. This is the first case of which the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is aware in which police responsible for killings during the “war on drugs” under the government of ousted Prime Minister […]
Category: Written Submissions
NEPAL: the ALRC calls on the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence to focus on Nepal as a priority
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2012 ALRC-CWS-21-01-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-first session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status NEPAL: the ALRC calls on the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence to focus on Nepal as a priority The Asian Legal Resource Center (ALRC) wishes to congratulate Mr. Pablo de Greiff, the new Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, on his appointment and […]
PHILIPPINES: Obstacles concerning access to justice and protection for indigenous people
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2012 ALRC-CWS-21-02-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-first session, Agenda Item 3, half-day discussion on indigenous peoples: access to Justice A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status PHILIPPINES: Obstacles concerning access to justice and protection for indigenous people The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the range of reports concerning the human rights of indigenous people during the upcoming 21st session of the Human Rights Council, being held from September 10 to 28, 2012. In view of the discussion on indigenous people and access to justice, to be held by the Council on […]
INDONESIA: Blasphemy law should be repealed to show Indonesia’s commitment to the protection of freedom of expression
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2012 ALRC-CWS-20-04-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twentieth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status INDONESIA: Blasphemy law should be repealed to show Indonesia’s commitment to the protection of freedom of expression The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to bring the attention of the Human Rights Council (HRC) to violations of the right to the freedom of expression and opinion that are being engendered through the use of Indonesia’s legal provisions prohibiting blasphemy. Religious blasphemy is prohibited in […]
THAILAND: Dehumanization and death in custody of a Thai citizen accused of lese majesty: The case of Amphon Tangnoppakul
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2012 ALRC-CWS-20-09-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twentieth 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 THAILAND: Dehumanization and death in custody of a Thai citizen accused of lese majesty: The case of Amphon Tangnoppakul On 8 May 2012, Mr. Amphon Tangnoppakul (also known to his family as “Ah Kong” or “grandfather,” and to the public as “Uncle SMS”), a 61-year-old man, was found dead in prison custody. At the time of his death, Amphon was serving a 20-year sentence received upon being convicted of four violations under […]
INDONESIA: The Indonesian Government must take action to address serious violations of the freedoms of assembly and expression in the Papuan provinces
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2012 ALRC-CWS-20-08-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twentieth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status INDONESIA: The Indonesian Government must take action to address serious violations of the freedoms of assembly and expression in the Papuan provinces INDONESIA: The Indonesian Government must take action to address serious violations of the freedoms of assembly and expression in the Papuan provinces INDONESIA: The Indonesian Government must take action to address serious violations of the freedoms of assembly and expression in the […]
PAKISTAN: Human Rights Council urged to act concerning pattern of extra-judicial killings and violations of freedom of expression in Pakistan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2012 ALRC-CWS-20-07-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twentieth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial killings A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status PAKISTAN: Human Rights Council urged to act concerning pattern of extra-judicial killings and violations of freedom of expression in Pakistan The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) urges the members of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and the body’s Special Procedures to intervene with the government of Pakistan (GoP) concerning the grave and widespread human rights violations taking place […]
THAILAND: Freedom of expression under attack
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2012 ALRC-CWS-20-06-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twentieth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status THAILAND: Freedom of expression under attack The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to bring the crisis of freedom of expression in Thailand to the attention of the Human Rights Council. This statement is the third on this topic that the ALRC has submitted to the Council since May 2011. During the seventeenth session of the Council in May 2011, the ALRC highlighted the […]
MYANMAR: Torture, forced confession and a death sentence in Myanmar: the case of Phyo Wai Aung
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2012 ALRC-CWS-20-05-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twentieth 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: Torture, forced confession and a death sentence in Myanmar: the case of Phyo Wai Aung On 8 May 2012, a judge in Yangon sentenced young engineer Phyo Wai Aung to death for his alleged involvement in a bombing attack in 2010 that killed 10 people and injured scores. His trial began on 30 June 2010, when Myanmar was still under a military junta. Since then, many important social and political changes […]
MYANMAR: Myanmar at risk of land-grabbing epidemic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2012 ALRC-CWS-20-03-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twentieth 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: Myanmar at risk of land-grabbing epidemic In a written statement during its September 2011 session, the Asian Legal Resource Centre alerted the Human Rights Council to the dangers posed to the rights of people in Myanmar by the convergence of military, business and administrative interests in new projects aimed at displacing cultivators and residents from their farms and homes. At that time, the Centre wrote that whereas seizure of land has […]