AICHR Philippines Hosts 5th ASEAN Dialogue on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] MANILA, 3 October 2024 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Philippines, in partnership with the Child Rights Coalition Asia (CRC Asia), conducted the 5th Dialogue on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) on 2-3 October 2024...
AICHR, SEANF co-host regional workshop on sharing good practices, effective remedy for migrant workers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 1 October 2024 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institution Forum (SEANF) co-hosted “AICHR-SEANF Regional Workshop: Sharing Good Practices and Effective Remedy for Migrant Workers in Business and Human Rights in ASEAN” on 24...
AICHR-SOMTC to develop regional guideline on the non-punishment principle for victims of Trafficking in Persons
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] TANGERANG, 4 September 2024 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and Senior Official Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC) co-organised the Validation Workshop on the Development of Regional Guideline on the Non-Punishment Principle for Victims of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in ASEAN on...
AICHR hosts dialogue on realising Southeast Asia as a Torture-Free region
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANTEN, 22 August 2024 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted an ASEAN Dialogue on Realising Southeast Asia as a Torture-Free Region in Banten on 20-21 August. The dialogue aimed to provide a platform to share measures and enhance capacity building for the...
Press Release of the Special Meeting 1/2024 of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the Special Meeting 1/2024 of AICHR from 23 to 26 July 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Ambassador Yong Chanthalangsy, Representative of Lao PDR, and Chair of AICHR in 2024, and...
AICHR hosts the ASEAN Forum on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANTEN, 26 July 2024– The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted an ASEAN Forum on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly to promote the implementation of Article 24 of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) on 15-16 July 2024 in Banten, Indonesia. The purposes of the...
AICHR, SOMTC consult stakeholders on effective implementation of Non-Punishment Principles to counter trafficking in persons in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BALI, 13 June 2024 – Together with the ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC), the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted the ASEAN Consultation on Best Practices and Challenges in Implementing Non-Punishments Principle in the Anti-TIP Laws, Policies, and Practices on...
Press Release of the 39th Meeting of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the 39th Meeting of AICHR from 20 to 22 May 2024 at ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Ambassador Yong Chanthalangsy, Representative of Lao PDR to AICHR, and was attended by...
The 4th ASEAN Environmental Rights Working Group Meeting
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ASEAN Environmental Rights Working Group (AER WG) convened its 4th Meeting on May 6-8, at the ASEAN Headquarters, Jakarta, Indonesia. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Prof. Dr. Amara Pongsapich, the Representative of Thailand to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). Attendees included...
AICHR consults stakeholders on an ASEAN Human Rights Index
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 8 May 2024- The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted a Regional Consultation on the Human Rights Index on 29-30 April in Banten, Indonesia, as part of the implementation of the AICHR’s Five-Year Work Plan (2021-2025). The consultation aims to provide a platform...