Quantcast
Channel: ReliefWeb Updates
Browsing all 42 articles
Browse latest View live

Nepal: Delays in the implementation of UPR recommendations highlight the...

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalOn January 25, 2011, Nepal's human rights record was reviewed for the first time under the Universal Periodic Review mechanism. That mechanism was...

View Article



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...

View Article

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...

View Article

Nepal: Proposed inclusion bill leaves the most vulnerable behind

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

View Article

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...

View Article


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...

View Article

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...

View Article

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...

View Article


Nepal: Asia: Human Rights Council alerted to gender-motivated violations in...

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistandate: June 26, 2012 document id: ALRC-COS-20-11-2012 HRC section: Item 3, General Debate Speaker: Ms. Juliette Thibaud An Oral...

View Article


Nepal: NGOs hold event on the need for greater international action on...

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: Nepal(Geneva, Hong Kong, Kathmandu, July 9, 2012) Advocacy Forum and the Asian Legal Resource Centre held a special event at the United Nations Human...

View Article

Nepal: Combating torture

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalOn Sunday afternoon, former member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly Pushpa Bhusal delivered this speech as part of the deliberations in the...

View Article

Nepal: For the ordinary folk, limited progress in liberties, opportunities...

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalA group of human rights lawyers and activists gathered for a two-day seminar on the Rule of Law and Criminal Justice in Dhulikhel, Nepal. This seminar...

View Article

Nepal: The AHRC adds its voice to concern over the promotion of a colonel...

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalThe Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) adds its voice to the chorus of concern over the promotion of Colonel Raju Basnet to the rank of Brigadier...

View Article


Nepal: The State of Human Rights in Nepal in 2012

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalThe Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is releasing its annual report on the state of human rights protection in Nepal through 2012 on the occasion...

View Article

World: Asia: Thorough police reform a prerequisite to end the culture of torture

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, WorldClick here to watch our video presentionThe...

View Article


Nepal: The State of Human Rights in Nepal, 2013: Human Rights in Abeyance

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalIntroductionThroughout 2013, the prolonged political transition to democracy in Nepal marginalized calls for human rights, accountability, and rule of...

View Article

World: The State of Hunger in Asia, 2013

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Philippines, WorldASIA: World's economic powerhouse is home to hungerThe tale of hunger in Asia is a troubling one. It tells of...

View Article


World: Asia: Council should do more to end extrajudicial execution

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, WorldHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILTwenty sixth session, Agenda Item 3, General DebatesA written submission to the...

View Article

Nepal: Nepal: Justice Denied

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalA transitional justice process provides credibility to the peace process. Peace does not exist in vacuum, and it does not mean only an absence of war....

View Article

Nepal: NEPAL: Earthquake exposes crisis in governance

Source: Asian Human Rights CommissionCountry: NepalThe Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is particularly concerned about the residents of villages in Nepal devastated by the impact of a 7.8 Richter...

View Article
Browsing all 42 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images