Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (is used internationally the English name Asian Human Rights Commission, abbreviated AHRC) is a non-governmental organization for human rights , the focus is on strengthening the rule of law, democracy and the fight against torture, hunger and racism in Asia. Several hundred employees are part of an information network in various Asian countries. The headquarters of the organization is in Hong Kong .
Organizational structure
There is an advisory board of twelve members (lawyers, professors, judges) and a board of six members that meets twice a year. The Asian Human Rights Commission works with several partner organizations and employs staff in administration, project work and field work.
Problem
- lack of rule of law and failure to comply with Article 2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
- Disappearance of people by state authority
- Torture and extrajudicial killings
- Inequitable distribution of food within the countries of Asia
Projects
- Urgent Appeals (Urgent Appeals) as emergency requests for urgent matters are distributed daily to several hundred thousand recipients
- Human rights trainings are held in various Asian countries to educate citizens about their rights
- The Asian Charter of Human Rights and the Rule of Law
- Newsletters on topics such as religion and human rights, the right to food and human rights solidarity, etc. a.
history
The idea to set up the organization was developed at a meeting in Singapore in 1983 . On December 10, 1984, International Human Rights Day , judges and professors established the Asian Human Rights Commission. In 1986, it was officially registered in Hong Kong. The work of the organization took place with the help of the Christian Conference Asia (CCA). From 1993 to 1994 the Asian Human Rights Charter was developed and issued. Today the organization has its permanent headquarters in Hong Kong. With great use of IT, she was able to build up an extensive information network in the countries of Asia.
In September 2014, the Stockholm Right Livelihood Award Foundation, together with its activist Basil Fernando , awarded the Commission the Right Livelihood Award , better known as the Alternative Nobel Prize, “for its tireless and outstanding work for the implementation of human rights in Asia and their documentation”.
Web links
- Asian Human Rights Commission and Asian Legal Resource Center
- Urgent appeals
- Portrait at rightlivelihoodaward.org (English)