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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 elimination of All forms ofdiscrimination against women
Convention on the Rights of the child (CRC)
Convention on the prevention and punishmentof the crime on Genocide
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 elimination of All forms ofdiscrimination against women
Convention on the Rights of the child (CRC)II. Accession
Convention on the prevention and punishmentof the crime on Genocide
International Convention on the elimination ofAll forms of racial discrimination
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:
International Convention on the elimination ofAll forms of racial discrimination
CEDAW
International Covenant on civil & political rights.
Convention against torture and other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment orpunishment.(CAT)
Convention on the rights of person withdisabilities
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Convention on the prevention and punishmentof the crime on Genocide
International Covenant on economic, social &
cultural rights
II. Ratification:
Convention on the Rights of the child (CRC)
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:
Convention on the elimination of All forms ofdiscrimination against women
Convention on the Rights of the child (CRC)
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:
Convention on the prevention and punishmentof the crime on Genocide
International Convention on the elimination ofAll forms of racial discrimination
International Convent on Economic, social andcultural rights.
Convention on the Rights of the child (CRC)
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)
Convention on the rights of person withdisabilities
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:
Convention on the Rights of the child (CRC)
Convention on the rights of person withdisabilities
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
Convention on the elimination of All forms ofdiscrimination against women
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.