Tag: written-submission

BURMA/MYANMAR: Extrajudicial killings continue with impunity

29th Session - 2015 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Burma / Myanmar, Countries, Human Rights Council June 8, 2015January 16, 2017 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-CWS-29-04-2015 June 08, 2015 Written Submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre BURMA/MYANMAR: Extrajudicial killings continue with impunity The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) would like to bring the realities of extrajudicial killings in Myanmar to the attention of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The government’s claim that the State is in a democratic reform process is belied by the prevailing reality of extrajudicial killings, abuse of power, and impunity in Myanmar. The Myanmar semi-civilian government, which came to power after decades of Military rule, has failed to prosecute extrajudicial killers who committed numerous such crimes under the umbrella of […]

INDONESIA: Extrajudicial and summary executions remain a serious problem despite legal guarantees to the right to life

29th Session - 2015 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, Human Rights Council, Indonesia June 8, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-CWS-29-03-2015 June 08, 2015 A written submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre INDONESIA: Extrajudicial and summary executions remain a serious problem despite legal guarantees to the right to life The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to draw the attention of the UN Human Rights Council to the widespread occurrence of extrajudicial and summary executions within Indonesia. Such cases are rarely effectively investigated. With the security forces and other arms of the state apparatus frequently involved in such crimes, law enforcement agencies have become an obstacle in enforcing law and investigating crime. The sanctity of the right to life is […]

INDIA: Extrajudicial executions and torture are defining characters of India’s security establishment

29th Session - 2015 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, Human Rights Council, India June 8, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-CWS-29-02-2015 June 08, 2015 Written submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre INDIA: Extrajudicial executions and torture are defining characters of India’s security establishment The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, after his visit to India from 19 to 30 March 2012 has filed a report to the 23rd Session of the Human Rights Council held in 2013. To the observations made by the Rapporteur in his report, the Government of India has filed comments on 27 May 2013. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) supports the report made by the Rapporteur, particularly concerning the following subjects, to […]

BANGLADESH: UN rights mechanisms need reshaping to address extrajudicial executions

29th Session - 2015 June, ALRC AT THE UN, Bangladesh, Countries, Human Rights Council May 25, 2015 admin 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALRC-CWS-29-01-2015 May 25, 2015 Joint written submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre and Odhikar BANGLADESH: UN rights mechanisms need reshaping to address extrajudicial executions The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Odhikar request the UN Human Rights Council to consider amending the human rights mechanisms so that the entrenched problems of extrajudicial executions can be addressed. The ALRC makes this request on the basis of experience working on extrajudicial executions in Bangladesh, where no judicial or administrative remedies are accessible for such crimes. Extrajudicial executions in Bangladesh have been gradually institutionalised in the last decade or so. Since the creation […]

INDONESIA: The ALRC calls for intervention by concerned states in light of the Indonesian Government’s failure to accept key UPR recommendations

21st Session - 2012 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Indonesia, Written Submissions August 31, 2012July 15, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2012 ALRC-CWS-21-05-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-first session, Agenda Item 6 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status INDONESIA: The ALRC calls for intervention by concerned states in light of the Indonesian Government’s failure to accept key UPR recommendations The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) would like to bring the attention of the Human Rights Council (HRC) concerns relating to Indonesia’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) during the 13th session of the Working Group on the UPR, notably with regard to the Indonesian Government’s failure to accept key recommendations that, if implemented, could […]

PAKISTAN: ALRC calls for the Council’s intervention concerning torture, disappearances, extra-judicial killings, human rights defenders and the freedoms of religion and expression

21st Session - 2012 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Pakistan, Written Submissions August 30, 2012July 15, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2012 ALRC-CWS-21-04-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-first 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 PAKISTAN: ALRC calls for the Council’s intervention concerning torture, disappearances, extra-judicial killings, human rights defenders and the freedoms of religion and expression The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to highlight several priority issues that the Human Rights Council (HRC) must address concerning the human rights situation in Pakistan. The HRC has overlooked the situation in the country for years, despite serious, widespread, endemic and ongoing violations of human rights, raising questions […]

INDIA: Human Rights Council’s intervention sought concerning India’s violations of indigenous peoples’ rights

18th Session - 2011 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, India, Written Submissions August 30, 2012July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2011 ALRC-CWS-18-04-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Eighteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status INDIA: Human Rights Council’s intervention sought concerning India’s violations of indigenous peoples’ rights The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to highlight the Government of India’s failure to ensure the rights of indigenous people in the country, particularly in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, where the indigenous population (also known as Scheduled Tribes or Adivasis) is predominant. India has amongst the largest concentrations […]

THAILAND: Next steps to end impunity for state violence in Thailand

21st Session - 2012 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Thailand, Written Submissions August 29, 2012July 15, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2012 ALRC-CWS-21-03-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-first 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 THAILAND: Next steps to end impunity for state violence in Thailand On 30 July 2012, the Criminal Court in Bangkok convicted five police officers for the murder of a teenager during the “war on drugs” in 2004 in Thailand. This is the first case of which the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is aware in which police responsible for killings during the “war on drugs” under the government of ousted Prime Minister […]

NEPAL: the ALRC calls on the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence to focus on Nepal as a priority

21st Session - 2012 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Nepal, Written Submissions August 27, 2012July 15, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2012 ALRC-CWS-21-01-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-first session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status NEPAL: the ALRC calls on the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence to focus on Nepal as a priority The Asian Legal Resource Center (ALRC) wishes to congratulate Mr. Pablo de Greiff, the new Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, on his appointment and […]

PHILIPPINES: Obstacles concerning access to justice and protection for indigenous people

21st Session - 2012 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Philippines, Written Submissions July 28, 2012July 15, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2012 ALRC-CWS-21-02-2012 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-first session, Agenda Item 3, half-day discussion on indigenous peoples: access to Justice A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status PHILIPPINES: Obstacles concerning access to justice and protection for indigenous people The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the range of reports concerning the human rights of indigenous people during the upcoming 21st session of the Human Rights Council, being held from September 10 to 28, 2012. In view of the discussion on indigenous people and access to justice, to be held by the Council on […]