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Possibility for SAARC Human

Rights Instruments

Lenin Raghuvanshi

PVCHR,India


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PRINCIPLES, GOALS ANDOBJECTIVES (Article II)SAARC

SOCIAL CHARTER Promote universal respect for and observance

and protection of human rights and fundamentalfreedoms for all, in particular the right to

development; promote the effective exercise ofrights and the discharge of responsibilities in a

balanced manner at all levels of society; promotegender equity; promote the welfare and interest

of children and youth; promote socialintegration and strengthen civil society.


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SAARC Social Charter (Signed inIslamabad on 04th January 2004)

Poverty, Child right and status of women


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SAARC Social Charter Anti Trafficking Initiative

The South Asian Association for Regional

Cooperation (SAARC) adopted on 5 January2002 the Convention on Preventing andCombating Trafficking in Women and Childrenfor Prostitution.


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Human Rights Institutions in South

Asian region Afghanistan: Afghan Independent Human

Rights Commission

India: National Human Rights Commission

(India) Maldives: Human Rights Commission of the

Maldives (HRCM)

Nepal: National Human Rights Commission

Sri-Lanka: National Human RightsCommission


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Afghanistan


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Afghan Independent Human RightsCommission

The Afghanistan Independent Human RightsCommission was originally established under theBonn Agreement and commenced operations

following a Decree of the President of theInterim Administration of Afghanistan on 6June 2002.

On 7 January 2004 the Commission became

constitutionally entrenched.


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Treaty Bodies

I. Ratification:

Convention on the elimination of All forms ofdiscrimination against women

Convention against torture and other cruel,inhuman or degrading treatment orpunishment.(CAT)

Convention on the Rights of the child (CRC)II. Accession:

Convention on the prevention and punishmentof the crime on Genocide


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International Convention on the eliminationof All forms of racial discrimination

International Convent on Economic, socialand cultural rights.

International Covenant on civil & politicalrights

Convention on the elimination of all forms ofdiscrimination against women.


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India


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National Human Rights Commission(India)

The National Human Rights Commission ofIndia is an autonomous body set up under The Protection of Human Rights Act 1993. It has a

broad mandate to promote and protect humanrights guaranteed in the Constitution of Indiaand embodied in the International Covenant onCivil and Political Rights and the International

Covenant on Economic, Social and CulturalRights.


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I. Ratification


Convention on the Rights of the child (CRC)


International Convention on the elimination ofAll forms of racial discrimination

Convention on the rights of person withdisabilities

Treaty Bodies


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III. Accession

International Convent on Economic, social andcultural rights. (ICESCR)

International Covenant on civil & political rights(ICCPR)

II. Signed:

UNCA T International Convention for the protection of all

persons from forced disappearance


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Sri Lanka


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Human Rights institution

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka wasestablished under the Human RightsCommission of Sri Lanka Act, No. 21 (1996). It

began operating in September 1997.


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Treaty Bodies

I. Ratification


Convention on the Rights of the child (CRC)II. Accession



International Convent on Economic, social and

cultural rights.


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International Covenant on civil & political rights

Convention against torture and other cruel,inhuman or degrading treatment or

punishment.(CAT)

International Convention on the protection ofthe rights of all migrant workers and members oftheir families.

Convention on rights with personal disabilities.

III. Signature :

Convention on the rights of person with

disabilities


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Maldives


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Human Rights Commissions

The Human Rights Commissions Act (Law No:6/2006) provided for the establishment of theHuman Rights Commission of the Maldives.


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Treaty Bodies

I. Accession:


CEDAW

International Covenant on civil & political rights.

Convention against torture and other cruel,

inhuman or degrading treatment orpunishment.(CAT)



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International Covenant on economic, social &

cultural rights

II. Ratification:


III. Signature: International Convention for the protection of all

persons from forced disappearance


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Nepal


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National Human Rights

Commission The National Human Rights Commission of

Nepal is an independent and autonomousinstitution established on 5 June 2000, under

the Human Rights Commission Act 1997, passedby the Nepalese Parliament


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Treaty Bodies

I. Ratification:



II. Accession

Convention on the prevention and punishment

of the crime on Genocide International Convention on the elimination of

All forms of racial discrimination

International Convent on Economic, social and

cultural rights.


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Convention against torture and othercruel, inhuman or degrading treatment orpunishment.(CAT)

International Convent on civil & Politicalrights

Convention on the rights of persons with

disabilities.


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Pakistan


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Pakistan

I. Ratification:



International Convent on Economic, social andcultural rights.


II. Accession:

Convention on the elimination of All forms of

discrimination against women


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III. Signature:

Convention against torture and other cruel,inhuman or degrading treatment orpunishment.(CAT)


International Covenant on civil & political rights


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Bangladesh


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Treaty Bodies

I. Accession:

Convention on the prevention and punishment of thecrime on Genocide

International Convention on the elimination of Allforms of racial discrimination

International Convent on Economic, social and culturalrights

International Covenant on civil & political rights Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman

or degrading treatment or punishment.(CAT)


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II. Ratification:



CEDAW

III. Signature:

International Convention on the protection ofthe rights of all migrant workers and members oftheir families


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Bhutan


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Treaty Bodies

I. Ratification:

Convention on the rights of the child


II. Signature:

International Convention on the elimination ofall forms of racial discrimination.


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Ourmajorconcern

Democracy Discrimination

Food sovereignty

Child rights


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Democracy

Uphold the Rule of Law, sovereignty of thepeople, a system of governance that ensuresdevolution of power, People's right to self-rule

and control over resources. We advocate full independence of the judiciary,

adhering to internationally recognized valuesand principles. Pro-people lawmaking has to be

participatory, representative and fullytransparent.


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People have sovereign rights to take decisions onmatters concerning their lives, and urge periodicreview of all international commitments and

national laws to enable people to exercisesovereignty.

governance improvements have to begin and end with the People and that empowerment can

result only when power is devolved througheffective structural changes.


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The legislature, executive and the judiciary mustbe fully inclusive and accountable to the People

People's right to information through

participation in decision-making andgovernance.

We assert that refugees are sovereign people with sovereign identities and they need to be

provided guarantees of protection, dignity andaccess to basic services until final resolutionand/ or repatriation


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We are concerned by the increase in humantrafficking (including children, women andmarginalized communities) in the region and

call for receiving countries to take onresponsibility for repatriation and compensationof the victims.


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Vision

We, people of South Asia, desiring that SAARCembody the aspirations of the People, aver theneed for greater efforts for promoting the

sovereignty of the People and violence free SouthAsia through democratic values and structures.

We envision a SAARC that encompasses allpeople living in South Asia and promote greater

understanding and equal respect of all people toeliminate discriminations based on gender,creed, caste, ethnicity and color.

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