Joint Press Release – The 1st Interface Meeting between the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and Norway, 13 May 2025, ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The inaugural Interface Meeting between the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and Norway was held on 13 May 2025 at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. The AICHR was led by its Chair, Edmund Bon Tai Soon, and the Norwegian delegation was headed by...
Joint Press Release – The 8th Interface Meeting between the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and Australia, 12 May 2025, ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The 8th Interface Meeting between the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and Australia was held on 12 May 2025 at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The AICHR was led by its Chair, Edmund Bon Tai Soon, and the Australian delegation was headed by its Ambassador...
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,...
Joint Press Release – Lunch Meeting of AICHR with Pusat KOMAS (as convening Secretariat of ASEANPeoples@ASEAN2025 & Civil Society Organisation in Consultative Relationship with AICHR)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On 10 April 2025, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) hosted a lunch meeting with Pusat KOMAS, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) with consultative relationship with AICHR and currently serving as the convening secretariat for the ASEANPeoples@ASEAN2025 events. The meeting was attended by...
Press Release – Special Meeting 1/2025 of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its Special Meeting 1/2025 from 8 to 10 April 2025 in Penang, Malaysia. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, and attended by AICHR Representatives and Alternate Representatives,...
Joint Press Release – AICHR-ASOEN Interface Consultation on the Proposed ASEAN Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On 8 April 2025, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) had their inaugural Interface Consultation in Penang, Malaysia. A welcome dinner was hosted by Malaysia and AICHR Chair, H. E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, on...
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...
Press Release – 40th Meeting and Retreat of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its 40th Meeting from 11 to 14 February 2025 in Langkawi, Malaysia. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Chair of AICHR in 2025 and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, and attended by...