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Pakistan: ALRC Welcomes Report On Judicial Independence
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 11:33 am | Asian Legal Resource Centre
Pakistan: The ALRC Welcomes the Recommendations of the Report of the Special Rapporteur On the Independence of Judges and Lawyers More >>
BANGLADESH: Government Suppressed Truth to the UPR Session
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 3:40 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
A Joint Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre and Odhikar on Universal Periodic Review on Bangladesh More >>
A Publication by the Asian Legal Resource Centre
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 1:07 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
Article 2 / Vol. 11 - No. 04 2012 - Vol. 12 - No. 01 2013 -- Struggle for Constitutionalism & Judicial Independence in Asia More >>
INDIA: A long way to go to ensure food security
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 2:13 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
Set to overtake China as the world’s most populous nation by 2030, India has a population of over 1.2 billion and is facing an enormous food shortage crisis. Government corruption has rendered it impossible to institute any lasting means through which ... More >>
INDONESIA: Government to combat paedophilia in Bali
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 2:11 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and the Network of Care for Child Victims of Paedophilia (Jaringan Peduli Anak Korban Pedofilia, JPAKP) wishes to bring to the attention of the UN Human Rights Council the issue of child molestation taking ... More >>
MYANMAR: Targeting and torturing public enemies
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 2:09 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
In January 2013, the Asian Legal Resource Centre released a special dossier of 36 cases brought by personnel of the Myanmar armed forces and police under the 1908 Unlawful Associations Act, against people accused of contact with the Kachin Independence ... More >>
BANGLADESH: Universal Periodic Review must be carried out
Monday, 18 February 2013, 11:19 am | Asian Legal Resource Centre
After a series of consultations held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Odhikar has urged the international community to participate in their fullest during the upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Bangladesh. More >>
Letter To UN Rights Commissioner: Sri Lanka
Monday, 7 January 2013, 10:35 am | Asian Legal Resource Centre
The ALRC wishes to bring to your attention that the government is extensively using the state media to defy the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution and is believed to be proceeding to remove the Chief Justice from office. More >>
Open letter: Plan to impeach the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
Monday, 7 January 2013, 10:30 am | Asian Legal Resource Centre
The ALRC is contacting your office fearing that within the coming five days that is by 11 January there will be such a drastic change within the political system of Sri Lanka, which would transform Sri Lanka's judiciary to a mere administrative ... More >>
ALRC urges Nepal to invite new UN Special Rapporteur
Friday, 14 September 2012, 4:49 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
An Oral Statement to the 21st Session of the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status More >>
Indonesian Government's failure
Saturday, 1 September 2012, 1:12 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
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 ... More >>
Human Rights Council alerted to grave violations in Nepal
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 10:42 am | Asian Legal Resource Centre
date: June 28, 2012 document id: ALRC-COS-20-13-2012 HRC section: Item 4, General Debate Speaker: Ms. Juliette Thibaud More >>
Human Rights Council alerted to gender-motivated violations
Monday, 2 July 2012, 12:10 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
date: June 26, 2012 document id: ALRC-COS-20-11-2012 HRC section: Item 3, General Debate Speaker: Ms. Juliette Thibaud More >>
Asia: Business Enterprises And Attacks On Rights Defenders
Monday, 2 July 2012, 12:04 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
date: June 21, 2012 document id: ALRC-COS-20-12-2012 HRC section: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises Speaker: Ms. Juliette Thibaud More >>
Indonesian Govt Must Take Action To Address Papua Violations
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 3:49 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
INDONESIA: The Indonesian Government Must Take Action To Address Serious Violations Of The Freedoms Of Assembly And Expression In The Papuan Provinces More >>
Human Rights Council urged to act on crime in Pakistan
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 5:12 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) urges the members of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and the body’s Special Procedures to intervene with the government of Pakistan (GoP) concerning the grave and widespread human rights violations taking place in ... More >>
THAILAND: Freedom of expression under attack
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 4:33 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to bring the crisis of freedom of expression in Thailand to the attention of the Human Rights Council. This statement is the third on this topic that the ALRC has submitted to the Council since May 2011. During the ... More >>
INDONESIA: Blasphemy law should be repealed
Monday, 11 June 2012, 1:40 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
Twentieth session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression More >>
Torture, forced confession and a death sentence in Myanmar
Saturday, 9 June 2012, 2:44 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status MYANMAR: Torture, forced confession and a death sentence in Myanmar: the case of Phyo Wai Aung On 8 May 2012, a judge ... More >>
Justice Trade Obstructing Human Rights In Myanmar
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 12:15 pm | Asian Legal Resource Centre
MYANMAR: Justice Trade Obstructing Human Rights In Myanmar HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twentieth session, Agenda Item 4, General Debate More >>
