Date: September 16, 2010 Document id: ALRC-COS-15-15-2010 Speaker: Norman Voss HRC section: Item 2 & 3: General Debate An Oral Statement to the 15th Session of the Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization with general consultative status ASIA: Council urged to address the lack of effective domestic witness protection systems in Asia Thank you, Mr. President, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the report by the High Commissioner on the right to truth and witness protection. The ALRC supports its call for States to develop independent domestic witness protection systems and the suggested development of best practices and common standards by the […]
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ASIA: Effective witness protection lacking in Indonesia and Nepal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2010 ALRC-CWS-15-01-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fifteenth 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 ASIA: Effective witness protection lacking in Indonesia and Nepal The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to highlight two situations that illustrate the obstacles to the protection and enjoyment of human rights and the delivery of justice in cases of violations of human rights. One of the major obstacles that prevents cases of human rights violations from being successfully prosecuted in courts in most countries in Asia is the absence of effective […]
ASIA: Access to justice and fair trials a distant dream in Nepal, India and Bangladesh
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ASIA: Special Procedures’ recommendations on country situations being ignored by the Human Rights Council
Date: March 15, 2010 Document id: ALRC-COS-13-15-2010 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 3: 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: Special Procedures’ recommendations on country situations being ignored by the Human Rights Council video from UN webcast archive Thank you, Mr. President, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to focus here on the Council�s lack of impact at the country level, including its lack of implementation of Special Procedures country-related recommendations. Instead of seeing the work of this Council leading to an era of implementation, we […]
ASIA: Freedom of expression and human rights defenders in Asian countries raised at the UN Human Rights Council
Date: March 11, 2010 Document id: ALRC-COS-13-14-2010 Speaker: Emerlynne Gil HRC section: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders and the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief A Joint Oral Statement to the 13th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID) ASIA: Freedom of expression and human rights defenders in Asian countries raised at the UN Human Rights Council video from UN webcast archive Thank you Mr. President. FORUM-ASIA, ALRC and INFID appreciate the reports of both […]
ASIA: Council failing to cooperate and implement Special Rapporteur on Torture’s recommendations
Date: March 8, 2010 Document id: ALRC-COS-13-13-2010 Speaker: Michael Anthony HRC section: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture An Oral Statement to the 13th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status ASIA: Council failing to cooperate and implement Special Rapporteur on Torture’s recommendations video from UN webcast archive Thank you, Mr. President, The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the global study of the Special Rapporteur on Torture, which notes that despite the grave nature and absolute prohibition of torture, it remains widespread in the majority of countries. The ALRC has documented […]
ASIA: Council urged to act to protect rights by protecting human rights defenders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2010 ALRC-CWS-13-06-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Thirteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status ASIA: Council urged to act to protect rights by protecting human rights defenders Members of the Human Rights Council (HRC) have on numerous occasions lauded the contributions of non-governmental organizations and their importance for the Council�s work, yet the Council has been light on action to back up these words in response to situations in which human rights defenders (HRDs) are being targeted. In […]
ASIA: Council failing to address situations of widespread forced disappearances
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. […]