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Encyclopedia > Asian Centre for Human Rights

The Asian Centre for Human Rights is a non-governmental organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the Asian region. Its headquarter is in New Delhi, India. It seeks to provide timely and accurate information; conducts investigations, research and campaigns and lobbies about country situations or individual cases. It aims to increase the impact of human rights activists and civil society groups; provide input into international standard-setting processes on human rights; provide political, legal and practical advice. It secures cultural, social, and economic rights through rights-based approaches to development. The centre maintains a particular focus on India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and the Philippines. NGO is an abbreviation or code for: Non-governmental organization Nagoya Airport (IATA code) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... Geographically and technically, both Asian and Asiatic indicates a person, place, thing, or idea original to Asia. ... The Humayuns Tomb, situated in New Delhi, has an architectural design similar to the Taj Mahal. ... Civil society or civil institutions refers to the totality of voluntary civic and social organizations or institutions which form the basis of a functioning society as opposed to the force backed structures of a state (regardless of that states political system). ... Development has meaning in several contexts: // Science and Engineering Biological development of embryos in the context of developmental biology Child development (physical emphasis) or post-natal human development (pediatrics, etc) Software engineering, the methodology and process of development of computer software Technology development in industry, as in Software development New...


External links

  • Homepage
  • Entry in the UNDP's "Guide to Civil Society Organizations working on Democratic Governance" (PDF)


 
 

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