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The ALRC will work to develop effective legal resources for
the poor and disadvantaged of Asia, especially those who are
subjected to multiple forms of oppression, such as women. The
objectives of the Centre are to:
- PROMOTE awareness among the oppressed of their
inalienable rights as human beings and of remedies
available to them under national, regional and
international instruments;
- PROMOTE awareness and acceptance among jurists and others
whose activities affect human rights of their
responsibilities to serve and protect the oppressed;
- PROVIDE FOR EXCHANGE within Asia of expertise and
experience among human rights organisations and legal
resource groups;
- ENGAGE IN inter-disciplinary RESEARCH on human rights,
and on the provision of legal resources in support of
such human rights in the various countries of the region;
- PROMOTE THE TRAINING of lawyers to render effective legal
assistance to the oppressed and victims of human rights
violations;
- DEVELOP METHODOLOGIES for, and assist in the training of,
paralegal workers, and facilitate the sharing of such
experiences;
- DEVELOP PROGRAMMES of mass education about law, and
support the sharing experiences of those involved in such
programmes;
- PROMOTE the creation and strengthening of legal resource
organisations in the region;
- PROMOTE reform of such institutions to increase their
ability to provide timely and effective relief.
Posted on 2001-11-13
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