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Sri Lanka: Asia: The need for investigations into violations of human rights

Source: Asian Human Rights Commission, Asian Legal Resource CentreCountry: Afghanistan, Philippines (the), Sri LankaDate: June 5, 2009 Document id: ALRC-COS-11-011-2009 Speaker: Gail Davidson HRC...

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Philippines (the): PHILIPPINES: Ongoing impunity concerning hundreds of...

Source: Asian Human Rights Commission, Asian Legal Resource CentreCountry: Philippines (the)ALRC-CWS-14-05-2010 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fourteenth session, Agenda Item 4, General Debate A written...

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Sudan (the): Addressing the situation of human rights in Sudan and South...

Source: Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Asian Human Rights Commission, Asian Legal Resource Centre, Amnesty, World Organisation Against Torture, Human Rights WatchCountry: Sudan (the),...

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Pakistan: UPR report calls for UN action on widespread torture, forced...

Source: Asian Human Rights Commission, Asian Legal Resource CentreCountry: PakistanA Joint Press Release by ACAT-France and the Asian Legal Resource Centre(Hong Kong & Paris, May 5, 2012) The Hong...

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Nepal: Human Rights Council urged to ensure ongoing monitoring and action...

Source: Asian Human Rights Commission, Asian Legal Resource CentreCountry: NepalA written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general...

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Nepal: Families of the disappeared in a legal and emotional limbo

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalThe Hong Kong-based Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Nepalese human rights organisation Advocacy Forum wish to highlight the lack of progress...

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Nepal: Express concern about decaying rule of law framework, prevalent human...

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalAn Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to the US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human RightsMaria Otero...

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Nepal: Proposed inclusion bill leaves the most vulnerable behind

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-035-2012 February 24, 2012A Statement from the Asian Human Rights CommissionOn 15 February 2012, a government cabinet...

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Myanmar: Women's day -- No protection for women

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: MyanmarIn October 2011 a 28-year-old woman Sumlut Roi Ja, who is the mother of 14-month-old girl, was abducted and allegedly gang-raped by the military....

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Pakistan: Government makes no effort to halt the persecution and killings of...

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: PakistanThe situation in Pakistan grows worse for the religious minority groups on a daily basis. The security and law and order situation has become so...

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Sri Lanka: Rupee Devolution May Lead to Malnutrition and starvation Among the...

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: Sri LankaThe value of the rupee came down to 131 for a US dollar. This is the highest point reached relating to the value of a rupee ever. In all...

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Pakistan: Fisherfolk Blues

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: PakistanBy Qurat MirzaI have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be...

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Nepal: Loopholes in transitional justice bills will put the victims at risk

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-077-2012 April 3, 2012The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to express its concern toward the scrapping of the...

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Pakistan: How many more Kamrans need to die in the quest for education?

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: PakistanThe Asian Human Rights Commission has received the very sad news that a young student set himself on fire for want of a new school uniform in...

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Nepal: Concern over the condition of the elderly, women and children rendered...

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalThe Asian Human Rights Commission condemns the excessive use of force and the lack of due process in the eviction of the community living in the...

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Indonesia: Government's denial at UN UPR very disappointing

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: Indonesia(Hong Kong/Geneva/Jakarta 23 May 2012) Today, the Indonesia's human rights record was reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council in the 13th session...

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Sri Lanka: The rights of women in the Post War Conflict -- The Constitution...

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: Serbia, Sri Lanka, Timor-LesteMunasinghe Prasadika Sandamani LLB(Col), Attorney at LawIntroductionSri Lanka suffered enormously from the conflict between...

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Bangladesh: Rights of the Child come into contact with Law and state of...

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: Bangladeshby Shamim AraAbstract- The object of this writing is to focus on existing suppression faced by the Children in conflict with Law and the...

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Nepal: Thousands of families denied access to safe water in Nepal

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalLife like hell in the place like heaven -- Mountainous regionBy Indra Maya ShankarAs a right to food activist for the last five years, I had a dream...

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Sri Lanka: Web censorship reaches new level -- Five Tamil language web sites...

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: Sri LankaAHRC-FPR-029-2012NfR Sri Lanka, a network of Sri Lankan journalists and human rights defenders condemns the blocking of five tamil language news...

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