FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2010 ALRC-CWS-13-05-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Thirteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced Disappearances A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status ASIA: Council failing to address situations of widespread forced disappearances The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is gravely concerned by the fact that, despite regularly receiving information concerning widespread and numerous cases of forced disappearance, including many in the Asian region, the Human Rights Council has failed to take effective action to have a tangible impact on the prevention of further abuses on the ground. […]
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ASIA: Council’s complete inaction concerning torture mandate’s recommendations denounced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2010 ALRC-CWS-13-04-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Thirteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status ASIA: Council’s complete inaction concerning torture mandate’s recommendations denounced The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and its sister-organisation, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), document hundreds of cases of torture each year in the Asian region. The eradication of torture must be at the heart of any realistic attempts to improve human rights in any given country, yet, the Special Rapporteur on torture, Manfred Nowak, has […]
BANGLADESH: Council urged to ensure Bangladesh passes pending Bill criminalizing torture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2010 ALRC-CWS-13-02-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Thirteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status BANGLADESH: Council urged to ensure Bangladesh passes pending Bill criminalizing torture The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) has on several occasions submitted written and oral information to the Human Rights Council concerning a broad range of human rights violations taking place in Bangladesh. The country recently underwent a nearly two-year state of emergency under which gross and widespread human rights abuses were perpetrated, including the suspension […]
ASIA: Enjoyment of the right to food requires a shift from short-term and discriminatory practices
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2010 ALRC-CWS-13-02-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Thirteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status ASIA: Enjoyment of the right to food requires a shift from short-term and discriminatory practices The enjoyment of the right to food remains elusive for many across the Asian region. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) will concentrate on specific concerns with regard to the right to food in India and Indonesia in this written submission to the Human Rights Council (HRC), although […]
ASIA: Council urged to do more to prevent arbitrary detention, the gateway to other grave abuses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17, 2010 ALRC-CWS-13-01-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Thirteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status ASIA: Council urged to do more to prevent arbitrary detention, the gateway to other grave abuses The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and its sister organisation, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), have documented numerous arbitrary detentions throughout the Asian region in the year preceding the 13th session of the Human Rights Council. Cases, notably from Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri […]
CAMBODIA: Functioning judiciary required for rights to become a reality
Date: October 1, 2009 Document id: ALRC-COS-12-11-2009 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 10, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia An Oral Statement to the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status CAMBODIA: Functioning judiciary required for rights to become a reality Thank you Mr. President, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the initial report of the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia, in particular the highlighted areas of priority for future work, namely: the freedom of expression, the independence of the judiciary, land and housing rights, impunity and prison reform. The ALRC wishes […]
BURMA and SRI LANKA: Council required to take effective action to address human rights crises
Date: September 22, 2009 Document id: ALRC-COS-12-09-2009 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 4, General Debate An Oral Statement to the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status BURMA and SRI LANKA: Council required to take effective action to address human rights crises Thank you Mr. President, The Council is currently failing to effectively address human rights crises, for example those in Sri Lanka and Myanmar. This is not simply a failing of political will, but also one of approach. In Sri Lanka, the continuing grave situation of IDPs is testimony to this. Furthermore, the […]
ASIA: Council-members violating the rights and work of Human Rights Defenders
Date: September 22, 2009 Document id: ALRC-COS-12-10-2009 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 3, General Debate An Oral Statement to the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status ASIA: Council-members violating the rights and work of Human Rights Defenders Thank you Mr. President, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) notes that in the majority of Asian nations, human rights defenders and NGOs continue to face a range of impediments to their work, harassment and legal or physical attacks, including in Council member-States. In the Philippines, a list produced by the military, known as the ‘Order […]
SOUTH ASIA: Sale and trafficking of children denounced in dialogue with Special Rapporteur
Date: September 16, 2009 Document id: ALRC-COS-12-08-2009 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children An Oral Statement to the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status SOUTH ASIA: Sale and trafficking of children denounced in dialogue with Special Rapporteur Thank you Mr. President, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the report and work of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Data collected in separate studies between 2005 and 2008 conducted by USAID, UNICEF, the ILO and […]
ASIA: The ALRC underlines flaws in Asia’s institutions of the rule of law during UN debate
Date: September 15, 2009 Document id: ALRC-COS-12-07-2009 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 2: General Debate An Oral Statement to the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status ASIA: The ALRC underlines flaws in Asia’s institutions of the rule of law during UN debate Thank you Mr. President, Madam High Commissioner, In most Asian nations, many barriers to the protection and enjoyment of human rights stem not simply from a lack of means, but from the efforts by States to ensure the inability of national institutions of the rule of law to deliver justice and […]