Tag: ALRC Statements

BANGLADESH: UN HRC seeks to criminalise enforced disappearances and end torture

Bangladesh, Countries, documents, statements March 30, 2017March 30, 2017 admin 0 Comments

A Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre BANGLADESH: UN HRC seeks to criminalise enforced disappearances and end torture  The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s Concluding Observations, which insist that Bangladesh must “effectively criminalise enforced disappearance” and “put an end to the practice of torture and ill-treatment”. The Committee has also asked the Government of Bangladesh to provide, in its next periodic report, (i) the number of investigations conducted; (ii) the convictions secured and (iii) the disaggregated information on penalties that have been imposed on perpetrators. These Observations are a result of the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC), a Treaty Body established […]

WORLD: Council members must reject procedural tactics that foreclose substantive debate

documents, General, statements, World September 29, 2014August 28, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-STM-005-2014 September 29, 2014 A Joint Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre WORLD: Council members must reject procedural tactics that foreclose substantive debate Excellency, We write to express our concern about a worrying development in the Human Rights Council in the use of procedural tactics to silence important and legitimate debate on critical human rights issues and situations. At the Council’s 26th session in June 2014, we witnessed the use of a ‘no-action motion’ to prevent the consideration of an amendment proposed to the resolution on the ‘Protection of the family and all its members’, thereby preventing substantive debate. A ‘no-action motion’ is a procedural motion […]

EGYPT: Dissolution Ultimatum for Independent Groups

documents, Egypt, statements, Uncategorized August 30, 2014August 28, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-STM-004-2014 August 30, 2014 A Joint Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre EGYPT:Dissolution Ultimatum for Independent Groups September 2 Deadline to Comply with Draconian 84/2002 Law (London, August 30, 2014) – Independent organizations in Egypt face a looming crackdown, 45 international and national human rights groups from across the globe said today in a joint statement. The Egyptian Social Solidarity Ministry placed an advertisement in leading state newspaper Al-Ahram on July 18, 2014, giving all Egyptian and international nongovernmental organizations until September 2 to register under Law 84/2002, a restrictive measure passed during the Mubarak rule. This law empowers the government to shut down any group […]

PAKISTAN: Appeal to end enforced disappearances and safe recovery of student leaders

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-STM-003-2014 June 16, 2014 A Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre PAKISTAN: Appeal to end enforced disappearances and safe recovery of student leaders The Asian Legal Resources Centre (ALRC) has on numerous previous occasions alerted the Human Rights Council (HRC) of the large numbers of missing persons in Pakistan. The country is continuously beset by widespread, grave human rights violations perpetrated by the various State-agencies and institutions, notably more so by the infamous Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)[1] and the military. Hundreds of students are reported missing as the result of enforced disappearances taking place across the country – particularly in the conflict – affected areas, mainly in […]

BANGLADESH: Big Brother Law for NGOs on the anvil

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-STM-002-2014 June 13, 2014 A Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre BANGLADESH: Big Brother Law for NGOs on the anvil The Bangladesh government wants to quash human rights activism. The cabinet has approved the “Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulations Bill, 2014”, which will likely become law soon. The Bill empowers bureaucrats to decide the fate of NGOs and voluntary activities. All individuals or collectives, from NGO’s to volunteer groups, receiving foreign funds for implementing projects will be under constant surveillance under this law. The law will usher even more arbitrary executive actions in Bangladesh. The Bill, in its current form, empowers bureaucrats to grant registration to […]

BANGLADESH: UPR Working Group should make the Review Process useful for Victims of Rights Abuse

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-STM-001-2013 April 25, 2013 A Joint Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre and Odhikar BANGLADESH: UPR Working Group should make the Review Process useful for Victims of Rights Abuse In the lead-up to the UN Universal Periodic Review, Bangladesh finds itself offering its citizens an environment amongst the most inimical to human rights since the nation’s inception. At the UN Human Rights Council’s UPR process on 29 April 2013, during the 16th Session of the UPR Working Group in Geneva, Bangladesh’s human rights record will be up for review. Human rights conditions in Bangladesh have deteriorated rapidly since the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Odhikar, […]

BANGLADESH: Government suppressed truth to the UPR Session

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-STM-002-2013 April 29, 2013 A Joint Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre and Odhikar on Universal Periodic Review on Bangladesh BANGLADESH: Government suppressed truth to the UPR Session Bangladesh participated in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process at the UN Human Rights Council on 29 April 2013 in the 16th Session of the UPR Working Group in Geneva, Switzerland. The Government’s delegation led by Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni presented Bangladesh’s national report during the second cycle of the UPR process under the UN human rights mechanisms. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Odhikar participated in the UPR Session and found that the Government in […]

ASIA: NGOs calls for the drafting of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration to be transparent and subject to meaningful consultations with civil society

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-STM-001-2012 May 2, 2012 A Joint Statement from NGOs including the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) ASIA: NGOs calls for the drafting of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration to be transparent and subject to meaningful consultations with civil society May 2nd, 2012 The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration: Drafts must be published and subject to meaningful consultations with local, national and regional civil society and human rights defenders We, the undersigned international human rights organizations, are concerned that the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) has yet to take the necessary steps to ensure that the process of drafting the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) is transparent […]

EGYPT: Global civil society condemns abuses, calls for democratic reform and elections

Uncategorized February 2, 2011 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-STM-003-2011 February 2, 2011 A Joint Statement by a global civil society actors, including the Asian Legal Resource Centre EGYPT: Global civil society condemns abuses, calls for democratic reform and elections 1 February, 2011 We, civil society organizations from across the world, strongly urge all governments, as well as regional and international organizations, to clearly and unequivocally denounce the ongoing violent crackdown against the public protests and demands for democratic reform and government accountability that have been occurring across Egypt since the 25th of January. The Egyptian government has responded to protests with excessive force. This has included wide-spread use of beatings, arbitrary detentions and the use […]

NEPAL: Nepal urged to accept and implement UPR recommendations and end impunity

Uncategorized January 27, 2011 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-STM-002-2011 January 27, 2011 A Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre NEPAL: Nepal urged to accept and implement UPR recommendations and end impunity (Hong Kong, January 27, 2011) On Tuesday, Nepal’s human rights record was reviewed for the first time under the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UPR process was established by the UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006 through resolution 60/251 to “review the fulfilment by each State of its human rights obligations and commitments.” The procedure assessed Nepal’s compliance with its international obligations to protect and promote human rights. The UPR review, which represents an important opportunity […]