Category: Written Submissions

PAKISTAN: Impunity for rape and other forms of violence against women must end

17th Session - 2011 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Pakistan, Written Submissions May 22, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

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

17th Session - 2011 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Thailand, Written Submissions May 19, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

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 […]

SOUTH ASIA: Institutional overhaul required to prevent torture in the South Asian sub-region

16th Session - 2011 March, ALRC AT THE UN, documents, Human Rights Council, South Asia, Written Submissions March 4, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-15-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the SR on Torture A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status SOUTH ASIA: Institutional overhaul required to prevent torture in the South Asian sub-region In the South Asian sub region, the widespread use of torture remains the central deficit for the realisation of a rule of law framework. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) has documented hundreds of cases of torture that show that torture is not merely practiced as a crude tool for criminal investigation in countries […]

MYANMAR: The problem of a U.N. member state disconnected from a normative framework: Myanmar and the Human Rights Council review

16th Session - 2011 March, ALRC AT THE UN, Burma / Myanmar, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Written Submissions March 2, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-12-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth session, Agenda Item 4, Interactive Dialogue with the SR on Myanmar A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status MYANMAR: The problem of a U.N. member state disconnected from a normative framework: Myanmar and the Human Rights Council review 1. In a separate submission to this session of the Human Rights Council, the Asian Legal Resource Centre has analyzed how the Government of Myanmar recently treated the Universal Periodic Review process not as an opportunity for dialogue of the sort that the process envisages but as […]

SRI LANKA: Government failing to cooperate with the Human Rights Council and eradicate torture

16th Session - 2011 March, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Sri Lanka, Written Submissions March 1, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-11-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status SRI LANKA: Government failing to cooperate with the Human Rights Council and eradicate torture The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is gravely concerned by the widespread and endemic use of torture in Sri Lanka and the lack of any credible action by the government, as shown by its failure to implement the many recommendations made by the United Nations (UN) human rights system, notably the Special […]

BANGLADESH: Government continues to dither instead of criminalizing torture

16th Session - 2011 March, ALRC AT THE UN, Bangladesh, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Written Submissions February 28, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-10-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status BANGLADESH: Government continues to dither instead of criminalizing torture The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is writing to the 16th session of the Human Rights Council to recall the urgent need for the government of Bangladesh to ensure the criminalization of torture. Torture remains an endemic problem that is deeply entrenched in law-enforcement practices and investigation methodologies. The UN Human Rights Council must have the capacity […]

NEPAL: Security and protection of Women Human Rights Defenders in Nepal

16th Session - 2011 March, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Nepal, Written Submissions February 25, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-09-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the SR on HR defenders A joint written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status, with Women’s Rehabilitation Center (WOREC) Nepal NEPAL: Security and protection of Women Human Rights Defenders in Nepal The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is submitting this statement as a joint statement with leading Nepalese organisation, the Women’s Rehabilitation Center (WOREC) Nepal. The findings in this submission are based on WOREC’s extensive work in favour of women’s rights in Nepal and with the aim of supporting […]

PAKISTAN: Council urged to tackle endemic torture and impunity, or become irrelevant

16th Session - 2011 March, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Pakistan, Written Submissions February 24, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-08-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the SR on torture A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status PAKISTAN: Council urged to tackle endemic torture and impunity, or become irrelevant The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to again bring the Human Rights Council’s attention to the widespread and endemic nature of the use of torture in Pakistan. The ALRC has raised this issue repeatedly with the HRC and the Commission on Human Rights before it, as well as the Special Procedures and the UPR […]

SPAIN: Judges and the Rule of Law: the prosecution of Judge Garzon

16th Session - 2011 March, ALRC AT THE UN, documents, Human Rights Council, Spain, Written Submissions February 23, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-16-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth session A Joint Statement by Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) and the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) SPAIN: Judges and the Rule of Law: the prosecution of Judge Garzon Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC)1 and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers call on the Human Rights Council to fulfill its duty to promote and protect the rule of law and fundamental rights and freedoms in Spain and around the world by recommending and monitoring:2 1. Guarantees of absolute immunity for judges from criminal […]

SOUTH ASIA: Culture of impunity, a threat to human rights work in South Asia

16th Session - 2011 March, ALRC AT THE UN, documents, Human Rights Council, South Asia, Written Submissions February 23, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-07-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the SR on human rights defenders A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status SOUTH ASIA: Culture of impunity, a threat to human rights work in South Asia In 2010, Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) continued to be under serious threat due to their work in the South Asian sub-region. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) witnessed intensified attacks on HRDs in Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, including criminal intimidation from state and non-state actors, physical abuse including […]