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ASIA: Protection for human rights defenders lacking across the region

7th Session - 2008 March, ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, Human Rights Council, World March 12, 2008August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

date: March 12, 2008 document id: ALRC-COS-07-002-2008 speaker: Ms. Giyoun Kim HRC section: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the Situation of Human Right Defenders (SRSG on HRDs) A Joint Oral Statement to the 7th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), Centre for Organization Research & Education (CORE), International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID), Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Non-Violence International and Pax Romana-ICMICA/MIIC in association with Dutch Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (L4L), Law & Society Trust (LST) and Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) ASIA: […]

ASIA: Regional mechanisms and lack of progress in the adoption of frameworks

7th Session - 2008 March, ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Submissions, World March 7, 2008August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

date: March 07, 2008 document id:ALRC-COS-07-001-2008 speaker: Sunila Abeysekera HRC section: Item 2, Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissoner for Human Rights A Joint Oral Statement to the 7th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), and Pax Romana-ICMICA/MIIC ASIA: Regional mechanisms and lack of progress in the adoption of frameworks Thank you, Mr. President. Madam High Commissioner, FORUM-ASIA, Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Pax Romana welcome your report and express our regret at the announcement of your departure from the Office. We wish to extend to you our deepest appreciation of your […]

ASIA: Children in armed conflict

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Submissions, World September 24, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2007 AL-027-2007 An Oral Intervention submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre to the 6th session of the Human Rights Council ASIA: Children in armed conflict Item 3: Children in armed conflict – Ms. Coomaraswamy, Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Thank you Mr. President, The ongoing use of child soldiers in many of Asia’s armed conflicts remains a serious concern for the Asian Legal Resource Centre. We welcome the work of the Special Representative on child soldiers in Sri Lanka and Nepal, but want to highlight another situation which also requires serious attention. In India, both state and non-state actors field children […]

ASIA: UN Human Rights Council statement in response to the High Commissioner for Human Rights

6th Session - 2007 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Submissions, World September 14, 2007August 19, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2007 AL-026-2007 A Joint Statement delivered by Dulani Kulasinghe on behalf of FORUM-ASIA, Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) and Pax Romana-ICMICA/MIIC in the debate with the High Commissioner for Human Rights ASIA: UN Human Rights Council statement in response to the High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr President, Madam High Commissioner, As Human Rights Defenders from Asia, we welcome the commitment and initiatives of you and your office for the protection of human rights in Asia, where domestic mechanisms continue to be inadequate. The lack of a regional human rights mechanism is also a serious […]

Effective Functioning of National Human Rights Institutions in Asia

ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, CHR 58th Session - 2002, Commission on Human Rights, documents, World, Written Submissions March 4, 2002August 25, 2015 admin 0 Comments

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 […]

Human Rights Defenders in Asia

ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, CHR 58th Session - 2002, Commission on Human Rights, documents, World, Written Submissions March 4, 2002August 25, 2015 admin 0 Comments

Item 17(b) : PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS 25. Human Rights Defenders in Asia Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 17(b) of the Provisional Agenda PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), A non-governmental organization with general consultative status Attacks on Human Rights Defenders in Indonesia 1. The Asian Legal Resource Centre welcomes the recent prosecution of 10 persons responsible for crimes against humanity in East Timor between January and October 1999. Although the convictions do not reach those top-level decision makers responsible for the widespread human rights violations there […]

Lack of effective protection for IDPs in Asia

ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, CHR 58th Session - 2002, Commission on Human Rights, documents, World, Written Submissions March 4, 2002August 25, 2015 admin 0 Comments

Item 14(c) : SPECIFIC GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS: MASS EXODUSES AND DISPLACED PERSON 23. Lack of Effective Protection for IDPs in Asia Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 14(c) of the Provisional Agenda SPECIFIC GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS: MASS EXODUSES AND DISPLACED PERSONS Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), A non-governmental organization with general consultative status Lack of effective protection for IDPs in Asia 1. There are millions of people in Asia carrying the tag “IDP”, or Internally Displaced Person, including large populations in China, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Indonesia. All of these people suffer insecurity and denials of their human dignity. 2. […]

National Security Laws In Asia

ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, CHR 58th Session - 2002, Commission on Human Rights, documents, World, Written Submissions March 4, 2002August 25, 2015 admin 0 Comments

Item 11(f) : CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE QUESTION OF: STATES OF EMERGENCY 16. National Security Laws In Asia Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 11(f) of the Provisional Agenda CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE QUESTION OF: STATES OF EMERGENCY Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), A non-governmental organization with general consultative status National Security Laws in Asia 1. “National security” is one of the most controversial concepts in current political and human rights discourse. On the one hand, states usually maintain that “national security” is necessary for the survival of their society and people and should take precedence over […]

Religious Intolerance in Asia

ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, CHR 58th Session - 2002, Commission on Human Rights, documents, World, Written Submissions March 4, 2002August 25, 2015 admin 0 Comments

Item 11(e) : CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF: RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE 15. Religious Intolerance in Asia Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 11(e) of the Provisional Agenda CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF: RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), A non-governmental organization with general consultative status Religious Intolerance in Asia 1. Freedom of religion is guaranteed by article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Notwithstanding, the Asian Legal Resource Centre concurs with the Special Rapporteur that “the situation with regard to intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief is alarming” (A/55/280, paragraph 133). In the […]

Freedom of Expression in Asia

ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, CHR 58th Session - 2002, Commission on Human Rights, documents, World, Written Submissions March 4, 2002August 25, 2015 admin 0 Comments

Item 11(c) : CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE QUESTION OF: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 13. Freedom of Expression in Asia Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 11(c) of the Provisional Agenda CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE QUESTION OF: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), A non-governmental organization with general consultative status Freedom of expression in Asia 1. In Asia, freedom of expression is widely suppressed under the pretexts of national security and public order, defamation, blasphemy, and-since September 11-‘anti-terrorism’. Each year, many media workers and people who have voiced opinions different from the authorities have been detained, tortured, […]