Tag: oral statements

CAMBODIA: Functioning judiciary required for rights to become a reality

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Cambodia, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Written Submissions October 1, 2009January 16, 2017 ALRC 0 Comments

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

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Burma / Myanmar, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Statements, Sri Lanka September 22, 2009August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

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

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Statements, World September 22, 2009August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

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

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Statements, South Asia September 16, 2009August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

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

12th Session - 2009 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Asia, documents, Human Rights Council, Oral Statements, World September 15, 2009August 25, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

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 […]