19th Session – 2012 March

• NEPAL: Families of the disappeared in a legal and emotional limbo
• THAILAND: Growing threats to political freedom in Thailand
• PHILIPPINES: Action required to address ongoing abuses of the legal system used to target human rights defenders
• INDONESIA: Attacks on religious minorities remain largely unchallenged by justice institutions
• INDONESIA: National laws and policies are resulting in violations of the right to food
• NEPAL: The ALRC and Advocacy Forum call for international action concerning the rise of torture and ongoing impunity
• PHILIPPINES: Human Rights Council must act on widespread arbitrary dismissals of torture complaints and resultant impunity
• NEPAL: Council action required to prevent blanket impunity for conflict-era violations
• SRI LANKA: Abductors threaten the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• ASIA: Increasing efforts by Asian states to ensure impunity for abuses of human rights
• BURMA/MYANMAR: Council warned of new challenges and a lack of progress concerning the protection of human rights
• THAILAND: Political repression, disappearances and attacks on activists highlighted during Thai UPR outcome adoption
• ASIA: ALRC and IMADR highlight concerns for minority rights in Pakistan, Indonesia and Nepal