Tag: 58th Session of the CHR

A culture of impunity and the 1965-66 massacre in Indonesia

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

Item 11(b) : CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF: DISAPPEARANCES AND SUMMARY EXECUTIONS 11. A culture of impunity and the 1965-66 massacre in Indonesia Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 11(b) of the Provisional Agenda CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF: DISAPPEARANCES AND SUMMARY EXECUTIONS Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), A non-governmental organization with general consultative status A culture of impunity and the 1965-66 massacre in Indonesia 1. General Soeharto’s 1965-66 pogrom of alleged communist sympathisers in Indonesia left an incalculable number of victims dead, jailed or otherwise persecuted. At least 500,000 and possibly as many as 2 million […]

Torture: the central human rights abuse in Asia

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

Item 11(a) : CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF: TORTURE AND DETENTION 10. Torture: the central human rights abuse in Asia Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 11 (a) of the Provisional Agenda CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF: TORTURE AND DETENTION Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), A non-governmental organization with general consultative status Torture: the central human rights abuse in Asia 1. According to article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Furthermore, article 16 of the Convention […]

Torture Cases in Sri Lanka

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 57th Session - 2001, Commission on Human Rights, Countries, documents, Sri Lanka, Written Submissions March 4, 2002August 25, 2015 admin 0 Comments

Item 11(a) : CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF: TORTURE AND DETENTION 9. Torture Cases in Sri Lanka Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 11(a) of the Provisional Agenda CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF: TORTURE AND DETENTION Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), A non-governmental organization with general consultative status Torture in Sri Lanka 1. Article 2 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) determines that any act of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment is an offence to human dignity to be condemned as a breach of the […]

Mandatory detention and denial of the right to seek asylum in Australia

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

Item 11(a) : CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF: TORTURE AND DETENTION 8. Mandatory detention and denial of the right to seek asylum in Australia Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 11(a) of the Provisional Agenda CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF: TORTURE AND DETENTION Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), A non-governmental organization with general consultative status Mandatory detention and denial of the right to seek asylum in Australia 1. The Government of Australia has systematically breached its humanitarian obligations towards asylum seekers through a regime of mandatory detention and new legislation explicitly designed to deny the right to […]

Right of Abode in Hong Kong SAR

ALRC AT THE UN, CHR 58th Session - 2002, Commission on Human Rights, Countries, documents, Hong Kong, Written Submissions March 4, 2002January 16, 2017 admin 0 Comments

Item 10 : ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS 7. Right of Abode in Hong Kong SAR Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 10 of the Provisional Agenda ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), A non-governmental organisation with general consultative status Right of abode in Hong Kong SAR 1. Article 10 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) states in article 10(1) that “the widest possible protection and assistance should be accorded to the family, which is the natural and fundamental group unit of society”. 2. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s […]

Reunion of Kashmiri Families

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

Item 10 : ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS 6. Reunion of Kashmiri Families Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth-session Item 10 of the Provisional Agenda ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), A non-governmental organization with general consultative status Reunion of Kashmiri families 1. Article 10(1) of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) states that the widest possible protection and assistance should be accorded to the family, which is the natural and fundamental group unit of society. Yet since the 1947 division of Kashmir, families living on either side of the border have been denied the right […]

Milk Prices In Sri Lanka: The Question of the Right to Food and Health

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

Item 10 : ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS 5. Milk Prices In Sri Lanka: The Question of the Right to Food and Health Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 10 of the Provisional Agenda ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), A non-governmental organisation with general consultative status Milk prices in Sri Lanka 1. The rights to food and health are the most basic human rights. The right to food is codified in article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Without ensuring the availability of adequate and nutritious food, it is difficult […]

Food Scarcity in Myanmar

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Item 10 : ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS 4. Food Scarcity in Myanmar Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 10 of the Provisional Agenda ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-Governmental organization with general consultative status Food Scarcity in Myanmar 1. The right to food is a fundamental human right, guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [article 25(1)] and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (article 11). Notwithstanding, the right to food of people in the Union of Myanmar has been submerged by the military domination of that country. Substantial evidence […]

Implementing article 2 of the ICCPR to ensure effective remedies for human rights violations 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 09: QUESTION OF VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD 3. Implementing article 2 of the ICCPR to ensure effective remedies for human rights violations in Asia Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 9 of the Provisional Agenda QUESTION OF VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization with general consultative status Implementing article 2 of the ICCPR to ensure effective remedies for human rights violations in Asia 1. Failure to ensure effective remedies for violations of human rights is itself […]

Caste Discrimination 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 06: RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION 2. Caste Discrimination in Asia Link to UNCHR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-eighth Session Item 6 of the Provisional Agenda RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization with general consultative status Caste Discrimination in Asia 1. Caste-based discrimination, which takes place in a number of parts of the world, stipulates unequal social status based on birth. The largest segment of people discriminated by caste are in South Asia, but the Buraku people of Japan are treated similarly. Despite many condemnations of caste, it remains […]