ASEAN launches Regional Guideline on Non-Punishment Principle to Strengthen Victim Protection in Trafficking in Persons Cases
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 2 June 2025 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC), with the support of the Australian Government funded ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking programme, jointly launched the ASEAN Guideline on the Implementation of the...
AICHR and Key Stakeholders Consult on Key ASEAN Human Rights Issues in the Process of Developing AICHR’s Human Rights Work Plan For 2026 to 2030
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 29 April 2025: The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the inaugural Regional Consultation to Support the Development of the AICHR Five-Year Work Plan (2026-2030) (FYWP) in line with the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and Strategic Plans of Action. The FYWP...
ASEAN Meets to Deepen its Common Approach and Position to Implement the Human Right to Development and Consult on the Proposed ASEAN Declaration on Promoting the Right to Development and Peace Towards Realising Inclusive and Sustainable Development
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28 April 2025: Today, ASEAN stands proudly as the world’s fifth-largest market with the third-largest labour force. By 2030, ASEAN is projected to become the fourth-largest economy globally. Yet, ASEAN faces a complex and evolving security landscape – geopolitical and geo-economic tensions,...
AICHR Press Release on the Deadly Earthquakes in Myanmar and Thailand on 28 March 2025
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ASEAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (AICHR) PRESS RELEASE ON THE DEADLY EARTHQUAKES IN MYANMAR AND THAILAND ON 28 MARCH 2025 2 APRIL 2025 The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) expresses its profound sorrow over the devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that struck Myanmar on...
AICHR convenes workshop to enhance regional human rights treaty compliance
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] VIENTIANE, 7 March 2025 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the AICHR Workshop to share best practices on the implementation of Treaties to which all ASEAN Member States (AMS) are Parties on 6-7 March in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The workshop brought together...
Workshop on Transition between AICHR Representatives 2022-2024 and AICHR Representatives 2025-2027
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On 10 February 2025, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission of Human Rights (AICHR) hosted a Transition Workshop themed “Building better and stronger, and staying relevant, inclusive, innovative and people-centred” to facilitate the transition of several outgoing AICHR Representatives (2022-2024) and incoming AICHR Representatives. The workshop provided a...
AICHR Philippines hosts inaugural workshop on indigenous knowledge and climate change best practices
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] MANILA, 10 December 2024 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Philippines, in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and Child Rights Coalition Asia (CRC Asia), successfully conducted the inaugural AICHR Workshop on Best Practices in Promoting Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge...
Press Release – AICHR Workshop on Best Practice Approaches for implementing accepted UPR Recommendations
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] LUANG PRABANG, 12 December 2024 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the AICHR Workshop on Best Practice Approaches for Implementing Accepted UPR Recommendations on 11-12 December 2024 in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. The event brought together over 60 participants, including representatives of...
AICHR hosts first ASEAN Dialogue on Human Rights and Policing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BALI, 4 December 2024 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the first ASEAN Dialogue on Human Rights and Policing in Bali on 2-3 December, marking a significant milestone in advancing human rights-based policing across the ASEAN region. Representatives from ASEAN Member States’...
AICHR Regional Dialogue and Consultation on Advancing Development of Environmental Rights concludes
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 8 November 2024 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened AICHR Regional Dialogue and Consultation on Advancing Development of Environmental Rights in ASEAN, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The regional dialogue provided a platform for AICHR and ASEAN sectoral bodies as well...