Call to end disappearances
Lahore, February 04, 2015: The international conference on disappearances in Asia, held in Islamabad on Feb 2-3, 2015, has called upon all Asian states to take effective measures to eliminate the practice of enforced and involuntary disappearances. These states have been asked to recognise enforced disappearance as a distinct criminal offence, cooperate with the UN […]
Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances in Asia
Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances in Asia: Building solidarity, breaking barriers Islamabad Resolution 3 February 2015 Deeply alarmed that enforced and involuntary disappearances are continuing unabated in many Asian countries and new excuses are being offered to gloss over these incidents; Concerened by the prevalence of attacks, harassment, surveillance, intimidation and reprisals against lawyers, journalists and human […]
ایک دوسرے پر الزام تراشی کی بجائے دہشت گردی کے خاتمے کے لئے ٹھوس منصوبہ بندی کی جائے
لاہور 03فروری2015ء پریس ریلیز ایک دوسرے پر الزام تراشی کی بجائے دہشت گردی کے خاتمے کے لئے ٹھوس منصوبہ بندی کی جائے پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق نے وفاقی وصوبائی حکومتوں، سکیورٹی اور انٹیلی جنس ایجنسیوں سے کہا ہے کہ وہ شکارپور میں ہونے والی قتل وغارت گری کا الزام ایک دوسرے پر لگانے کی […]
Shikarpur attack: HRCP says rhetoric, looking for scapegoats not helping
Lahore, February 3: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the federal and provincial governments and the security and intelligence agencies to pull their act together rather than passing the blame for the Shikarpur massacre, and show responsibility in fulfilling their obligation to protect people’s lives. In a statement issued on Tuesday, […]
For Immediate Release
(Bangkok, 20 January 2015) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), welcomed the successful conclusion of the 8th Presidential elections in Sri Lanka. The country has seen turmoil for many decades, the last decade in particular being one of the most trying of times. It is hoped that the recent election of […]
Russia: Bill to criminalise cooperation with foreign organisations: a new threat to human rights work
Paris-Geneva, 19 January 2014 – The State Duma must drop the Bill on “undesirable foreign organisations” that will be debated on January 20, said the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders today. If adopted, the law will complement an already very restrictive legislative arsenal used to silence all forms of criticism against the […]
Laos: Government’s failure to live up to its UPR commitments calls for more international pressure
Paris, 19 January 2015 – The Lao government’s clear and undeniable failure to live up to its human rights commitments calls for more political pressure by the international community, FIDH and its member organization, the Lao Movement for Human Rights (LMHR), said today. The two organizations made the call ahead of the second Universal Periodic […]
Kyrgyzstan’s UPR: A Missed Opportunity to Address the Country’s Human Rights Record
Bishkek, Geneva, 19 January 2015 – The review of Kyrgyzstan’s human rights record by the United Nations, which took place today in the framework of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), largely failed to address key issues, challenges and patterns of human rights violations in the country. Given the international community’s lack of […]
