FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2010 ALRC-CWS-14-08-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fourteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status ASIA: Access to justice and fair trials a distant dream in Nepal, India and Bangladesh The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the report by the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers and supports the need for increased efforts to improve human rights training and education for judges. In addition, the ALRC wishes to underline that education must […]
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MYANMAR: The limitations of the global human rights movement – a case study from Myanmar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2010 ALRC-CWS-14-07-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fourteenth 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: The limitations of the global human rights movement – a case study from Myanmar 1. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) has worked intimately on a range of grave human rights issues and cases from across its region over many years. From its accumulated experience, the ALRC is aware that under some circumstances and in some places, conventional approaches and interventions from the global human rights movement can have excellent effects. […]
ASIA: Wide-ranging restrictions on freedoms of expression must be addressed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2010 ALRC-CWS-14-06-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fourteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the freedom of opinion and expression A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status ASIA: Wide-ranging restrictions on freedoms of expression must be addressed The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to highlight a number of restrictions to the freedom of expression ongoing in several countries in the Asian region. There are a number of situations in the region that are cause for concern with regard to this important right, affecting a range of countries […]
PHILIPPINES: Ongoing impunity concerning hundreds of extra-judicial killings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2010 ALRC-CWS-14-05-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fourteenth 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 PHILIPPINES: Ongoing impunity concerning hundreds of extra-judicial killings The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and its sister-organisation, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), have been engaged in documenting cases of extra-judicial killings in the Philippines over recent years, and have repeatedly submitted information to the Special Procedures and Human Rights Council in this regard. According to the information received from local sources and collected during fact-finding missions, the military of the Philippines […]
THAILAND: An analysis of Thailand’s non-compliance with its international human rights obligations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2010 ALRC-CWS-14-04-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fourteenth 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: An analysis of Thailand’s non-compliance with its international human rights obligations 1. As Thailand was elected this May 13 to the Human Rights Council (HRC), albeit as the result of a clean slate, the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) urges the members of the Council to take note of Thailand�s record of non-compliance with many key international human rights obligations and ensure that its membership results in marked improvement concerning these. […]
MYANMAR/BURMA: The absence of minimum conditions for elections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2010 ALRC-CWS-14-03-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fourteenth session, Agenda Item 4, General Debate A Joint Written Statement to the 14th Session of the Human Rights Council from Lawyers� Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) MYANMAR/BURMA: The absence of minimum conditions for elections 1. The Government of Myanmar has this year issued a raft of laws and rules for the holding of national and regional elections for new parliaments under the army-prepared 2008 Constitution. The elections are expected late in 2010 but no firm announcement has been made and they could be postponed until any time in the future, […]
THAILAND: Arbitrary interrogation under recent emergency regulations in Thailand
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2010 ALRC-CWS-14-01-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fourteenth 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: Arbitrary interrogation under recent emergency regulations in Thailand 1. The growing contention between the state and antigovernment protestors in Thailand has deepened into a full-scale crisis, with no clear resolution in view. During violence on 10 April 2010, at least 24 people were reported killed and over 800 wounded. After a month of continuing protests, the state decided to end the protests with force. Between 13 and 17 May 2010, the […]
ASIA: Human rights situations in Sri Lanka and the Philippines require action by the Council
Date: March 19, 2010 Document id: ALRC-COS-13-17-2010 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 4: General Debate An Oral Statement to the 13th Session of the Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization with general consultative status ASIA: Human rights situations in Sri Lanka and the Philippines require action by the Council video from UN webcast archive Thank you, Mr. President, The ALRC wishes to highlight the lack of credible action by the government of the Philippines concerning the November 23, 2009, massacre in Maguindanao, in which 57 persons travelling to register a candidate in local elections were massacred by the private army the ruling […]
CAMBODIA: Comments on the Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of Cambodia
Date: March 17, 2010 Document id: ALRC-COS-13-18-2010 Speaker: Isabela Piacentini HRC section: Item 6: Cambodia: Comments on the Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of Cambodia A Joint Oral Statement to the 13th Session of the Human Rights Council by Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a non-government organization with special consultative status and the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-government organization with general consultative status CAMBODIA: Comments on the Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of Cambodia video from UN webcast archive Thank you Mr. President. Lawyers Rights Watch Canada and the Asian Legal Resource Centre are pleased to hear that […]
MYANMAR: Addressing torture, corruption and justice delivery must be a priority for the UN
Date: March 16, 2010 Document id: ALRC-COS-13-16-2010 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar An Oral Statement to the 13th Session of the Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization with general consultative status MYANMAR: Addressing torture, corruption and justice delivery must be a priority for the UN video from UN webcast archive Thank you, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the conclusions in the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar�s report. As you point out, the current system of administration of justice is seriously flawed. The ALRC has submitted a […]