Tag: 18th session

INDIA: Human Rights Council’s intervention sought concerning India’s violations of indigenous peoples’ rights

18th Session - 2011 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, India, Written Submissions August 30, 2012July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2011 ALRC-CWS-18-04-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Eighteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status INDIA: Human Rights Council’s intervention sought concerning India’s violations of indigenous peoples’ rights The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to highlight the Government of India’s failure to ensure the rights of indigenous people in the country, particularly in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, where the indigenous population (also known as Scheduled Tribes or Adivasis) is predominant. India has amongst the largest concentrations […]

INDIA: Human Rights Council’s intervention sought concerning India’s violations of indigenous peoples’ rights

18th Session - 2011 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, India, Written Submissions August 30, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2011 ALRC-CWS-18-04-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Eighteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status INDIA: Human Rights Council’s intervention sought concerning India’s violations of indigenous peoples’ rights The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to highlight the Government of India’s failure to ensure the rights of indigenous people in the country, particularly in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, where the indigenous population (also known as Scheduled Tribes or Adivasis) is predominant. India has amongst the largest concentrations […]

THAILAND: Persecution of torture victims and the legalization of impunity in Thailand

18th Session - 2011 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Thailand, Written Submissions August 29, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2011 ALRC-CWS-18-03-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Eighteenth 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: Persecution of torture victims and the legalization of impunity in Thailand The Asian Legal Resource Centre wishes to draw the attention of the Human Rights Council to the systemic persecution of torture victims in Thailand. Thailand acceded to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment (CAT) on 2 October 2007. However, since accession, there has neither been a national law passed nor significant changes in […]

THAILAND: Persecution of torture victims and the legalization of impunity in Thailand

18th Session - 2011 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Thailand, Written Submissions August 29, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2011 ALRC-CWS-18-03-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Eighteenth 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: Persecution of torture victims and the legalization of impunity in Thailand The Asian Legal Resource Centre wishes to draw the attention of the Human Rights Council to the systemic persecution of torture victims in Thailand. Thailand acceded to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment (CAT) on 2 October 2007. However, since accession, there has neither been a national law passed nor significant changes in […]

NEPAL: Council urged to learn from situation in Nepal when addressing impunity

18th Session - 2011 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Nepal, Written Submissions August 26, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2011 ALRC-CWS-18-02-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Eighteenth 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 NEPAL: Council urged to learn from situation in Nepal when addressing impunity The Asian Legal Resource Center (ALRC) recalls the “Updated Set of principles for the protection and promotion of human rights through action to combat impunity”1 and urges the Human Rights Council to strengthen its capacity to address impunity. The impunity enjoyed by the majority of perpetrators of human rights violations in the Asian region is a clear indicator of the […]

MYANMAR: From blinkered to enlightened despotism: human rights in Myanmar under new government

18th Session - 2011 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Burma / Myanmar, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Written Submissions August 25, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2011 ALRC-CWS-18-01-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Eighteenth 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: From blinkered to enlightened despotism: human rights in Myanmar under new government Over a number of years, the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) has stressed to the Human Rights Council that the grave human rights problems in Myanmar need to be understood as problems arising from a profound disconnect between the member state and the human rights standards of the international community. These problems are not ones that can be addressed […]

ASIA: The need to remove certainty of impunity for extra-judicial killings in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines

17th Session - 2011 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Statements, World May 31, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

date: May 31, 2011 document id: ALRC-COS-17-05-2011 HRC section: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extra-judicial executions Speaker: Mr. Michael Anthony An Oral Statement to the 17th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status ASIA: The need to remove certainty of impunity for extra-judicial killings in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines Thank you, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) thanks the Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial executions for his report and work. The ALRC continues to document an alarming number of extra-judicial killings in Pakistan, notably in Balochistan province, by Pakistan¡¦s intelligence agencies […]