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Human Rights Committee reviewed Sri Lanka’s alarming situation
IMADR and Forum Asia delivered a joint statement on “Attacks and reprisals against human rights defenders” at the NGO briefing on Sri Lanka with the Human Rights Committee on 7th October 2014. At the 112th session of the Human Rights Committee, the State party report of Sri Lanka under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) was reviewed from the afternoon of 7th to the morning of 8th October 2014. As a result of this consideration, concluding observations with recommendations will be issued from the Committee later this month. Summary of the comments and questions raised by the Committee during the review is available below. ———— DAY 1 Constitutional […]October 9, 2014 -
IMADR Activities at the 27th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (8th – 26th September 2014)
IMADR engagement with the 26th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council. Find our oral statements at the latest Council session here. Oral Statements Item 3: Interactive Dialogues with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, “Arbitrary Detention in Australia and Sri Lanka“* Item 3: Interactive Dialogues with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, “Enforced Disappearance and Reprisals in Sri Lanka” * Item 4: General Debate, “Repression on human rights defenders in Sri Lanka” Half-day discussion on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, “Indigenous peoples and natural disaster risk reduction in Nepal” (joint statement) Items 3 & 5: Clustered ID with SR on indigenous peoples & Expert Mechanism on the Rights […]September 29, 2014 -
CERD: Oral interventions at the NGO Briefing on Japan
On the occasion of the NGO briefing at the 85th session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), IMADR presented two oral statements concerning the human rights situation in Japan. Non-implementation of CERD recommendations and non-existence of anti-racial discrimination law Trafficking in persons for sexual exploitations in Japan ERD Net submissions to the CERD for the consideration of the periodic report of Japan ERD Net report on the human rights issues of minority groups and racial discrimination in Japan ERD Net report on hate speech in Japan Additional ERD Net report on the right to public assistance of non-citizens and hate speech in Japan (Consideration […]August 28, 2014 -
ERD Net reported racial discrimination in Japan to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
This report is prepared by the NGO Network for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ERD Net), which is a nationwide network among NGOs and individuals working for the issues relating to racism, racial discrimination and colonialism in Japan. This report consists of two parts. One is about the issues involving minority communities in Japan including Buraku, indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities and migrants. The other is about the issue of “hate speech” in relation to the reservation of Article 4 (a) and (b), and which requires an immediate action to address. ERD Net report on the human rights issues of minority groups and racial discrimination in Japan ERD Net report on hate speech in Japan Additional ERD […]July 9, 2014 -
Resolution adopted in Geneva requires immediate implementation
PRESS RELEASE IMADR, an International human rights organisation, welcomes the adoption of the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka, which calls for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to undertake investigations into allegations of human rights violations in Sri Lanka. The third resolution was introduced in the backdrop of the failure by the government of Sri Lanka to fulfil the commitments given to the Council and the international community to effectively implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and reconciliation Commission, and to establish a credible national investigation process to inquire into the alleged war crimes and violations of the international human rights and humanitarian […]April 11, 2014 -
IMADR celebrated its 25th anniversary during its 18th session of BDM held in Sri Lanka
January 25, 1988 was the day when IMADR was formally founded. IMADR has just celebrated its 25th anniversary on February 5, 2013, during its 18th session of Board of Directors Meeting held in Sri Lanka. You can see the brief history of IMADR in the leaflet below. 25 years of IMADR leaflet (PDF)February 19, 2013