Category: Written Submissions

SRI LANKA: Killing and Enforced Disappearances of Religious Leaders and Attacks on Places of Religious Worship in SRI LANKA

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2007 AL-021-2007 A Joint Written Statement submitted by the International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR), a non-governmental organization on the roster, Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation in general consultative status and Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, a NGO in Special Consultative Status to the 6th session of the Human Rights Council SRI LANKA: Killing and Enforced Disappearances of Religious Leaders and Attacks on Places of Religious Worship in SRI LANKA[1] 1. Introduction The escalation of the conflict between the Sri Lankan Security Forces, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and other armed groups […]

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 […]

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 […]

62nd Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 62nd Session - 2006, Commission on Human Rights, documents, Written Submissions February 14, 2006September 4, 2015 Admin 0 Comments

Written Statements Item 6: Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination 1. Caste-based Discrimination in India | [Word Format]  E/CN.4/2006/NGO/ 2. State-sponsored discrimination of indigenous communities in India | [Word Format] E/CN.4/2006/NGO/ Item 10: Economic, social and cultural rights 3. Starvation and government neglect in India [Word Format] E/CN.4/2006/NGO/187 4. Persistent denial of hunger in the Philippines ignores reality[Word Format] E/CN.4/2006/NGO/188 Item 11: Civil and political rights 11(a) Torture and detention 5. Torture in Bangladesh [Word Format] E/CN.4/2006/NGO/191 [ PDF Format] 6. Violent repression of demonstrators in the Republic of Korea [Word Format] E/CN.4/2006/NGO/189 [PDF Format] 7. Widespread arbitrary detention and systematic torture continue PDF Formatunabated in Nepal [Word Format| Deutsch E/CN.4/2006/NGO/192 […]

Written Statements – 60th Session of the CHR

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 60th Session - 2004, Commission on Human Rights, Written Submissions March 3, 2004September 9, 2015 Admin 0 Comments

Written Statements –  Item 6: Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination Caste-based Discrimination in Nepal [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2004/NGO/26] [Link to UNHCHR Site] State-sponsored discrimination against indigenous communities in India [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2004/NGO/25] [Link to UNHCHR Site] Item 10 : Economic, social and cultural rights Reunion of Kashmiri families [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2004/NGO/28] [Link to UNHCHR Site] Food scarcity in Myanmar [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2004/NGO/29] [Link to UNHCHR Site] Denial of rights to land and livelihood in India [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2004/NGO/27] [Link to UNHCHR Site] Item 11 : Civil and political rights 11(a) Torture and detention Deaths in custody in Malaysia [Word Format] [E/CN.4/2004/NGO/30] [Link to UNHCHR Site] The undermining of […]

Written Statements – 59th Session of the CHR

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 59th Session - 2003, Commission on Human Rights, Written Submissions March 20, 2003September 10, 2015 Admin 0 Comments

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 […]