NGO intervention at the UN Human Rights Council 9th regular session
26 September 2008 3:13 am
The Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva ended its 9th regular session on Tuesday, 23 September 2008. non-governmental organisations, including FORUM-ASIA, have issued statements to the council. Some of them are here below.
- A general debate on freedom of opinion and expression of human rights defenders in Asia
- Joint oral statement with People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy on the recent human rights situation in the Republic of Korea.
- Freedom of religion and beliefs (A/HRC/9/NGO/53/04sept2008).
- Adverse effects of hazardous mining chemicals on the human rights of the people in Mongolia (A/HRC/9/NGO/52/04sept2008).
- Police assault freedom of expression in South Korea (A/HRC/9/NGO/21/29aug2008).
- General debate on freedom of opinion and expression of human rights defenders in Asia.
- Call to the Human Rights Council to engage in dialogue with the government of Sri Lanka regarding guarantees of access to humanitarian assistance for internally displaced persons.
- Deportation of Tibetan refugees by the government of Nepal.
- Joint statement to call on the Human Rights Council to take up Advisory Committee recommendations.
- Asian states lack of effort to engage with civil society on preparation of national report for Universal Periodic Review.
- Joint oral statement on need of action by governments on effective implementation of human rights education.