ASEAN Validates New Regional Tools to Strengthen Responses to Trafficking for Forced Criminality
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] TANGERANG, 25 August 2026 – ASEAN has validated two new regional tools designed to help authorities identify and protect victims of trafficking who have been compelled to engage in unlawful activities. The tools aim to prevent victims of trafficking for forced criminality from being wrongly...
4th ASEAN Consultation on Rights to Development and Peace: From Declaration to Action and World Leading
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] DILI, 20-21 August 2026 – Following the adoption of the ASEAN Declaration on Promoting the Right to Development and the Right to Peace Towards Realising Inclusive and Sustainable Development (ADDP), an ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Working Committee for the Follow-up on the...
AICHR Statement on the Occasion of ASEAN Day 2026
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ASEAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (AICHR) STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF ASEAN DAY 2026 On this ASEAN Day, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) joins the peoples of Southeast Asia in commemorating the 59th anniversary of the Association's founding. This day is not only...
AICHR advances technical discussions on the ASEAN Human Rights Index
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 29 July 2026 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the AICHR Consultation on Human Rights Index 2026 in Tangerang, Indonesia. The consultation brought together AICHR Representatives, ASEAN Member States, national human rights institutions, international organisations, academia, think tanks, civil society...
AICHR Press Statement on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2026
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ASEAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (AICHR) PRESS STATEMENT ON THE WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 2026 30 July 2026 30 July 2026 – On the occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, observed under the theme “Trapped Behind the Scam”, the ASEAN Intergovernmental...
ASEAN Workshop strengthens business and human rights efforts to tackle forced labour and protect migrant workers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bangkok, 14 July 2026 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), led by the Representatives of Thailand and Malaysia, convened the “ASEAN Workshop on Strengthening the Implementation of Business and Human Rights to Address Forced Labour and Modern Slavery and Enhance Migrant Worker...
AICHR Convenes Workshop on Raising Awareness and Sharing Best Practices on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights at Sea
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] HA NOI, 26 June 2026 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the Workshop on Raising Awareness and Sharing Best Practices on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights at Sea on 26 June 2026 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. In his opening...
ASEAN Regional Dialogue Examines Human Rights Responses to Scam Compounds and Forced Criminality
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bangkok, 14 May 2026 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), led by Asst. Prof. Dr. Bhanubhatra Jittiang, Representative of Thailand to AICHR, convened the “Regional Dialogue on the Nexus between Transnational Crime and Human Rights: Exploring Consular Assistance for Victims of Trafficking...
ASEAN Workshop Advances Disability-Inclusive Responses to Trafficking in Persons
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Laguna, 8 May 2026 - Regional stakeholders gathered in the Philippines on 7–8 May 2026 for a workshop aimed at advancing more inclusive and rights-based approaches to combat trafficking in persons, with particular attention to persons with disabilities. Organised by the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human...
ASEAN Forum in Bangkok Charts Path for Human Rights-Based Cities Across the Region
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bangkok, 28 April 2026- The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) brought together more than 70 representatives from across the region and Europe in Bangkok on 27–28 April to explore how cities can put human rights at the centre of urban development. The Regional Forum...