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Asia Pacific Human Rights Network
meet begins in New Delhi New
Delhi, Nov 11, IRNA -- The Opening ceremony of Asia Pacific Human Rights
Network (APHRN), a forum of NGOs began their deliberations here Monday morning. According
to the IRNA reporter, the forum precedes the official 7th annual meeting of three-day Asia Pacific Forum of
National Human Rights Institutions which will be inaugurated later this evening
by India's Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee. While
inaugurating the forum, Coordinator, Ravi Nair, addressed issues of human rights in the region. The forum's
secretariat will be presenting draft resolutions for the consideration of
participants at the official meeting. The
forum provides an opportunity for different countries to learn from each
other's experiences, strengthen collectively each other's position and contribute to regional debates on human
rights. The
Asia Pacific region is unique in having no regional human rights treaty and
commission. Dialogue, cooperation and mutual support between national
institutions in this region is, therefore, particularly important as a step in
developing better mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights,
it was at the inauguration. The
commissions that constitute the membership of the forum are Australia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, New
Zealand, Philippines and Sri Lanka. The
objectives of the Asia Pacific forum, as set out in the Larrakia Declaration
adopted at the end of the Darwin meet of 1996, include responding where
possible with personnel and other support and assistance
for establishment and development of national institutions in the countries of
the Asia Pacific region. The
New Delhi meeting will consider a range of issues concerning human rights in
the countries of the Asia Pacific region. It will also consider the admission of new members and matters
relating to associate members. The meeting will also focus on the issue of trafficking women and children as well as human rights and disability. Islamic Republic News Agency, http://www.irna.com/en/world/021111151345.e
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