Press Release – Public Forum with and Reception in honour of the Representatives of Thailand to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)

On Tuesday, 26 February 2013, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand held a Public Forum on the “The Review and Future Direction 3+3” of the work of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) at Vithes Samosorn during 14.00-18.00 hrs.

AICHR Advanced Training Program on Human Rights: Training of the Trainers

AICHR Advanced Training Programme on Human Rights: Training of the Trainers, 13-18 December 2012, Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) organised a one week Regional Advance Training Programme on Human Rights: Training of the Trainers from 13 – 18 December 2012, in Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. The training programme is jointly organised by AICHR, Institute of Human Rights and Peace (IHRP), Mahidol University, Thailand and UN Women (with the partial support of CIDA). Participants included government, academe and CSO representatives from ASEAN Members States – Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Regional Workshop and Consultation on Business and Human Rights in ASEAN

The Representative of the Philippines to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), H.E. Amb. Rosario G. Manalo, in collaboration with UN Women and the Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism conducted the “Regional Workshop and Consultation on Business and Human Rights in ASEAN” on 11 – 12 December 2012 at the Bayview Hotel, Singapore.

Regional Training Program on Promoting Access to Justice and Human Rights

Regional Training Programme on Promoting Access to Justice and Human Rights, 3-6 December 2012, Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights held a Regional Training Program on Promoting Access to Justice and Human Rights at Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok from 3 – 6 December 2012. The training program is jointly organised by AICHR, Institute of Human Rights and Peace (IHRP), Mahidol University, Thailand and UN Women with partial support from the CIDA. Participants included government, academe and CSO representatives working directly on access to justice issues from ASEAN Members States – Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Regional Seminar on the AHRD

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Regional Seminar on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration was held in Bali, Indonesia on 2-3 December 2011. The Roundtable was organized by the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, United Nations Development Program...

Joint ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) – Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, in collaboration with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), held a Joint Workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility on 28 – 29 November 2012 in Singapore.

ASEAN Human Rights Declaration Adopted, and the Signing Ceremony of the Phnom Penh Statement

Sunday, 18 November 2012, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

At the 21st Summit of ASEAN, the ASEAN Leaders signed the “Phnom Penh Statement on the Adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration”, signifying the adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD).

Press Release of the Round Table Discussion and the First Coordination Meeting of the AICHR Thematic Study on Migration and Human Rights

Indonesia has hosted the Round Table Discussion and First Coordination Meeting of the AICHR thematic study on Migration and Human Rights in Bandung on 5-6 November 2012. Both meetings serve as an initial discussion of the AICHR thematic study on migration and human rights in ASEAN, for which Indonesia is the lead country for this thematic study. The Round Table Discussion was facilitated by the Indonesian Representative to AICHR and was attended by several speakers from various International Organizations as well as representatives of different stakeholders in Southeast Asia.