ASEAN Builds Momentum for Human Rights Cities in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] MAKATI CITY, 4 November – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the 2nd Regional Forum on Human Rights Cities in ASEAN in Makati City, the Philippines, on 3–4 November. The event brought together regional representatives and international partners to advance the localisation...
AICHR puts human rights at the heart of peace in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] KUALA LUMPUR, 29 September 2026 – Lasting peace in ASEAN begins with the human rights and voices of the people most exposed to the risk of conflict. Building on a series of six workshops held in 2025, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)...
AICHR Press Release on Transboundary Haze Pollution and the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] AICHR PRESS RELEASE ON TRANSBOUNDARY HAZE POLLUTION AND THE RIGHT TO A SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) expresses its deep concern over the forest and land fires and the resulting transboundary haze affecting communities in parts of...
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...
Press Release – Special Meeting 1/2026 of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, 17-21 July 2026, Manila, Philippines
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its Special Meeting 1/2026 from 18 to 21 July 2026 in Manila, Philippines. The Meeting was preceded by the AICHR Assistants’ Meeting held on 17 July 2026. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Georgina Ann Hernandez...