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General
Instruments |
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Asian Human Rights Charter |
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Date of adoption:
17/5/1998 |
Entry into
force:
2000 |
System of protection:
Asia-Pacifique Initiatives |
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Articles |
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Role Of Judges And Lawyers In Evolving Human Rights Jurisprudence |
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Dato' Mahadev SHANKAR |
Latest update:
31/03/2003 |
First published:
9/11/2001 |
Reference:
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia |
Speech given by Dato' Mahadev Shankar on 8th November 2001 at the 11th Malaysian Law Conference. |
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Websites |
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Human Rights in China |
Languages:
Chinese English |
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The official site of an international non-governmental organization. Publications - Research reports - Reports on human rights conditions in China, Tibet, Hong Kong - Campaigns - Activities - News - Useful links... |
International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific |
Languages:
English |
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Official and practical information on the application of the UN Women's convention and other treaties. |
Culture in Asia and the Pacific |
Languages:
English |
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Defending Cultural Rights - Mobilizing cultural communities - Safeguarding cultural properties - etc. |
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) |
Languages:
English |
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Plenty of information about development in Asia and the Pacific, some of which mentions the Right to Development. |
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Selected
Case Law |
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Case Law
Websites |
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Reports |
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Asia Overview, World Report 2003-Event of 2002 |
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Human Rights Watch |
Date:
2003 |
Reference:
Human Rights Watch |
Source:
Human Rights Watch |
Introductory Report on the situation of Asian Human Rights from November 2001 to November 2002 |
Reports on the Human Rights Situation in India |
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X |
Date:
inconnue |
Reference:
Online Resource Centre |
Source:
South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC) |
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Books |
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Code de droit international des droits de l'homme |
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Olivier DE SCHUTTER - Françoise TULKENS - Sébastien VAN DROOGHENBROECK |
Reference:
Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2003 |
Languages:
French |
2nd edition (updated to May 1st, 2003) of this collection of the main international instruments (as well universal as regional) regarding the protection of fundamental human rights. |
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Periodicals |
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Droits Fondamentaux |
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Reference:
Paris, |
Contact:
despretz@toile.org |
http://www.droits-fondamentaux.org/ |
Languages:
French |
First electronic journal in French on Fundamental Rights. |
Human Rights Features (Quarterly) |
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Reference:
New Delhi, South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre |
Contact:
hrdc_online@hotmail.com |
http://www.hrdc.net/sahrdc/hrfquarterly/index.htm |
Languages:
English |
The aim of this publication is to make comprehensive human rights research reports of current interest available to the human rights community around the globe.
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Human Rights
Actors |
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Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) |
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http://www.ahrchk.net |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
An independent, non-governmental body, which seeks to promote greater awareness and realisation of human rights in the Asian region. Protects and promotes human rights by monitoring, investigation, advocacy, and taking solidarity actions. |
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia () |
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http://www.suhakam.org.my |
Type:National Human Rights Institution |
Active participant in the United Nations Commission for Human Rights (1993-95). The main functions: promotion of human rights awareness and education; providing assistance and recommendations to the Government; inquirement into violation complaints. |
Human Rights in China (HRIC) |
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http://iso.hrichina.org/iso/index.adp |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
Founded by Chinese scientists and scholars in March 1989 - Mission: to promote universally recognized human rights and advance the institutional protection of these rights in China - Education, research, advocacy. |
International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW Asia Pacific) |
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http://www.iwraw-ap.org/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
IWRAW Asia Pacific contributes to the progressive interpretation, universalisation, implementation and realisation of women's human rights through the lens of CEDAW and other international human rights treaties. |
South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC) |
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http://www.hrdc.net/sahrdc/ |
Type:Network |
Network of individuals across the region. It seeks to investigate, document and disseminate information about human rights treaties and conventions, human rights education, refugees, media freedom, prison reforms, political imprisonment, torture, ... |
Subramanian () |
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http://www.tamilinfoservice.com/manitham |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
NGO focusing on the defense of human rights in India and Pakistan. |
University of the Philippines Institute of Human Rights (IHR) |
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http://www.codewan.com.ph/ |
Type:Research / Education |
Concerns itself with the protection and promotion of human rights, including the political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights of the people, especially those of the indigenous peoples, the urban poor, the working class and the peasantry. |
Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism () |
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http://www.codewan.com.ph/hrnow/asean/ahrm.htm |
Type:International or Regional Organization |
Pursues ASEAN's commitment to establish a regional human rights mechanism - Researches regional ratifications of international HR instruments - Organizes regional conferences - Works for a draft ASEAN Convention on Human Rights. |
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