Tag: written-submission

MYANMAR: UPR as an exercise in the making of fiction: An analysis of the presentation by Myanmar

16th Session - 2011 March, ALRC AT THE UN, Burma / Myanmar, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Written Submissions February 21, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-05-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth session, Agenda Item 4, Interactive Dialogue with the SR on Myanmar A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status MYANMAR: UPR as an exercise in the making of fiction: An analysis of the presentation by Myanmar 1. In submissions on Myanmar for the Universal Periodic Review process of the Human Rights Council, the Asian Legal Resource Centre among 24 concerned organizations made submissions based upon years of in-depth research into the egregious human rights situation in that country. The ALRC took the process very seriously. It […]

NEPAL: Serious threats to human rights defenders hampering democratisation and peace-building

16th Session - 2011 March, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Nepal, Written Submissions February 18, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-04-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the SR on HR defenders A joint written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status with the support of WOREC, FEDO, and JMC NEPAL: Serious threats to human rights defenders hampering democratisation and peace-building The following statement is being submitted to inform the debate of the Human Rights Council concerning human rights defenders in Nepal, by the Asian Legal Resource Centre, with the support of the Women’s Rehabilitation Center (WOREC), the Feminist Dalit Organisation (FEDO) and the Jagaran Media Center […]

SOUTH ASIA: Poor governance and corruption in Bangladesh, India and Nepal leading to child malnutrition and widespread hunger

16th Session - 2011 March, ALRC AT THE UN, documents, Human Rights Council, South Asia, Written Submissions February 17, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-03-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the SR on the right to food A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status SOUTH ASIA: Poor governance and corruption in Bangladesh, India and Nepal leading to child malnutrition and widespread hunger The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to highlight failures by the Bangladeshi, Indian and Nepalese governments in ensuring their citizen’s right to food. All three are State Parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), which guarantees the right to food […]

THAILAND: Extraordinary legal measures and persistent state failure to secure justice, end impunity, and improve human rights

16th Session - 2011 March, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Thailand, Written Submissions February 16, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-02-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth 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: Extraordinary legal measures and persistent state failure to secure justice, end impunity, and improve human rights While the open violence in the streets of Bangkok which marked April and May 2010 has disappeared, the situation of human rights remains at crisis level in Thailand, and this despite the fact that Thailand currently occupies the Presidency of the Human Rights Council. In the aftermath of the violence in 2010, the Asian Legal […]

BANGLADESH: Government urged to ratify forced disappearances convention and address impunity

16th Session - 2011 March, ALRC AT THE UN, Bangladesh, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Written Submissions February 15, 2011July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2011 ALRC-CWS-16-01-2011 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Sixteenth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearance A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status BANGLADESH: Government urged to ratify forced disappearances convention and address impunity The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is gravely concerned by the ongoing incidents of enforced disappearance in Bangladesh. The law-enforcement agencies and paramilitary forces, particularly the police, the Rapid Action Battalion and the armed forces, are directly involved in the abductions of persons and their subsequent disappearances. The executive authorities endorse these […]

THAILAND: Arbitrary detention and harassment under the Emergency Decree in Thailand

15th Session - 2010 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Thailand, Written Submissions August 31, 2010July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2010 ALRC-CWS-15-14-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fifteenth session, Agenda Item 4 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status THAILAND: Arbitrary detention and harassment under the Emergency Decree in Thailand In a submission to the 14th session of the Human Rights Council, the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) described the use of arbitrary orders for interrogation of civilians in army camps and other facilities under emergency regulations during the violence between state forces and antigovernment protestors in Thailand in April-May 2010 (A/HRC/14/NGO/42, 17 May 2010). Noting the relationship between open violence and the […]

SRI LANKA: Right to the truth required regarding “death sentences” carried out secretly by state agencies

15th Session - 2010 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Sri Lanka, Written Submissions August 31, 2010July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2010 ALRC-CWS-15-13-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fifteenth session, Agenda Item 4 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status SRI LANKA: Right to the truth required regarding “death sentences” carried out secretly by state agencies 1. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to inform the Human Rights Council of a phenomenon that is of grave concern to the organization with regard to Sri Lanka and the wider Asian region. The ALRC is seriously disturbed by claims that have been made by some security agencies about their right to decide on “death sentences” […]

INDIA: Bonded labour in India

15th Session - 2010 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, India, Written Submissions August 30, 2010July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2010 ALRC-CWS-15-12-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fifteenth session, Agenda Item 4 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status INDIA: Bonded labour in India Bonded labour is prohibited in India by law. Though the Constitution directly and indirectly prohibits the practice, vide Articles 21, 23 (1) and 24, a specific law that prohibits the practice, the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act was legislated only in 1976. Despite the statutory prohibition, bonded labour is widely practiced. The worst affected are the children, particularly those from the Dalit community. The practice is so prevalent in […]

SRI LANKA: Lack of safe drinking water leading to upsurge in health problems

15th Session - 2010 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Sri Lanka, Written Submissions August 30, 2010July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2010 ALRC-CWS-15-11-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fifteenth session, Agenda Item 3 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status SRI LANKA: Lack of safe drinking water leading to upsurge in health problems The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) joins the UN Independent Expert on human rights, water and sanitation, Ms. Catarina de Albuquerque, in welcoming the landmark resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 28 July 2010 that recognised water and sanitation as a human right. Every year, nearly 1.8 million people die from diarrhoeal diseases, including cholera, according to the WHO. Of […]

PHILIPPINES: Reforms required immediately to protect witnesses

15th Session - 2010 September, ALRC AT THE UN, Countries, documents, Human Rights Council, Philippines, Written Submissions August 27, 2010July 17, 2015 ALRC 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2010 ALRC-CWS-15-10-2010 Language(s): English only HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fifteenth session, Agenda Item 4 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status PHILIPPINES: Reforms required immediately to protect witnesses The Asian Legal Resource Center (ALRC) welcomes the discussion during the 15th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) concerning the OHCHR’s report on programmes and other measures for the protection of witnesses. The issue of failing witness protection systems is a key element in many Asian countries that permits impunity for State agents accused of grave human rights violations. In this submission, the ALRC will focus […]