Home / News / ALRC News / 7th Session – 2008 March 7th Session – 2008 March Tweet BANGLADESH: The prolonged State of Emergency is resulting in widespread violations of human rights INDIA: Starvation deaths ongoing due to administrative neglect INDONESIA: Religious intolerance and discrimination an ongoing concern INDONESIA: Failure to pass appropriate legislation concerning torture, as required by the Convention Against Torture BURMA: Utter lawlessness in the aftermath of September 2007 BURMA: Political psychosis, legal dementia and systemic abuses of human rights PAKISTAN: Blatant subversion of the judiciary by the military regime THAILAND: Continued threats to rule of law & human rights under elected government THAILAND: Law against torture needed to comply with Convention SOUTH ASIA: Caste-based discrimination and analogous forms of inherited social exclusion: Discrimination based on work and descent ASIA: Regional mechanisms and lack of progress in the adoption of frameworks ASIA: Protection for human rights defenders lacking across the region ASIA: The ongoing deep divide between discourse and implementation BURMA/MYANMAR: UN urged to go beyond business as usual concerning Burma SRI LANKA: Interactive dialogue with the UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues ASIA: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal’s human rights situations denounced PHILIPPINES: Attacks on Human Rights Defenders denounced
