Tag: ALRCStatements2006

ASIA: Need for an in-country process for the effectiveness of the universal periodic review of the UN Human Rights Council

documents, statements July 12, 2006August 27, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2006 AL-003-2006 A joint Statement on behalf of FORUM-ASIA, Asian Legal Resource Centre, International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development, and Ain o Salish Kendra ASIA: Need for an in-country process for the effectiveness of the universal periodic review of the UN Human Rights Council First session of the Human Rights Council Delivered by: The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) On behalf of: Asian Legal Resource Centre, International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID), Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Contact details: Momoko Nomura, email: unadvocacy@forum-asia.org 28 June 2006, Geneva, Switzerland This statement is made on behalf of FORUM-ASIA, Asian Legal Resource Centre, International […]

THAILAND: Justice depends on witness protection

Countries, documents, statements, Thailand June 30, 2006August 27, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2006 AL-002-2006 A Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre THAILAND: Justice depends on witness protection The Asian Legal Resource Centre has today, June 30, released a new report on witness protection in Thailand, the first in a planned series of detailed studies on specific institutional obstacles to human rights there. Witness protection is all about the fight against impunity that is at the heart of human rights struggles worldwide. Without witness protection, victims of human rights abuses who complain and seek justice must face serious threats leading to physical harm and possibly death of themselves or their loved ones. This violence is brought onto […]