AICHR Consults on Referral Systems for Gender-based Violence, Trafficking in Persons
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] YOGYAKARTA, 10 July 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted the second Consultation on Human Rights and Countering Trafficking in Persons focusing on referral systems for gender-based violence (GBV) and trafficking in persons (TIP) in ASEAN on 26-28 June. The consultation was...
AICHR holds 4th ASEAN Dialogue on UN Convention on children’s rights
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] MANILA, 23 June 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Philippines, in cooperation with the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (UNICEF EAPRO) and Child Rights Coalition Asia (CRC Asia) conducted the ASEAN Dialogue on the United Nations Convention on the...
AICHR consults stakeholders on the importance of emphasising human rights of victims in preventing and countering violent extremism
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BALI, 12 June 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the Consultation on Victims-Oriented Protection to Prevent and Counter Radicalism and Violent Extremism in ASEAN on 9-10 June 2023 in Bali, Indonesia, in an in-person and hybrid format. In her remarks, the...
AICHR, stakeholders share good practices to advance promotion of human rights in ASEAN business
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 6 June 2023 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted the 2023 AICHR Regional Dialogue: Sharing Good Practices on the Business and Human Rights in ASEAN on 1 June for the AICHR, ASEAN sectoral bodies, regional stakeholders including national human rights...
AICHR Regional Consultation: Business and Human Rights, Environment and Climate Change in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kuala Lumpur, 29 May 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), in collaboration with the European Union (EU), is convening a two-days Regional Consultation on Business and Human Rights, Environment and Climate Change in Kuala Lumpur on 29 and 30 May 2023. Conducted...
AICHR, regional stakeholders track progress on disability inclusive recovery
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 10 March 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held the AICHR Regional Consultation on Achieving Disability Inclusive Recovery via videoconference on 8 March. With over 60 participants in attendance, the meeting served as a platform for consultation among the AICHR and...
AICHR, SEANF consult stakeholders on human rights protection in post-pandemic ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 26 December 2022 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), and the Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum (SEANF) together with Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducted the regional Consultation to Address Human Rights Protection Challenges in ASEAN for Better Recovery...
AICHR, AUN-HRE hold regional colloquium on human rights, award student essays
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 21 December 2022 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held the “Regional Colloquium on ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD): Ten Years On” on 13 December. The event was conducted in collaboration with the ASEAN University Network - Human Rights Education (AUN-HRE),...
ASEAN begins preparation for regional environmental rights framework
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 2 December 2022 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted the Ad Hoc Preparatory Session for the ASEAN Environmental Rights Framework and Interim Working Group Meeting on 22-23 November in Bangkok, Thailand. Continued from the previous coordination meetings in 2022, this meeting...
ASEAN celebrates 10 years of Human Rights Declaration
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] SIEM REAP, 28 November 2022 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) and the Phnom Penh Statement on the Adoption of the AHRD on 18 November in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Over 100 participants...