AICHR launches thematic study on the right to peace and peace pathways workshops in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] KUALA LUMPUR, 2 July 2025 – As ASEAN Chair this year, one of Malaysia’s human rights priorities is to enhance regional peace, stability, and security through dialogue and cooperation. Following a period of enhanced consultation, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) adopted its Thematic...
AICHR consults stakeholders to strengthen and integrate gender-responsive approaches in business and human rights
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] KUALA LUMPUR, 1 July 2025 – Led by Malaysia as the Chair of ASEAN, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) organised the AICHR Regional Consultation on Gender Lens Perspective on Business and Human Rights in ASEAN from 30 June to 1 July 2025. The...
AICHR convenes key dialogue on Business, Migration, and Human Rights in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 22 July 2025 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) concluded its Regional Dialogue on Responsible Business and Migration in ASEAN from 21-22 July in Bangkok, Thailand. The Dialogue was organised by AICHR Thailand, led by Asst. Prof. Dr. Bhanubhatra Jittiang, in collaboration...
1st Interface Meeting between the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and New Zealand
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As part of the Special Meeting 2/2025 of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), the inaugural Interface Meeting between AICHR and New Zealand was held on 9 July 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The AICHR was led by its Chair, Edmund Bon Tai Soon,...
Press Release – Special Meeting 2/2025 of AICHR
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its Special Meeting 2/2025 from 7 to 10 July 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, the Chair and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, and attended by Representatives...
AICHR Roundtable fosters inter-religious harmony in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] SINGAPORE, 27 June 2025 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), in collaboration with the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, convened a roundtable on inter-religious harmony and the promotion of resilient and cohesive societies in Southeast Asia, in Singapore. As one of the most culturally and...
16th Interface Meeting between the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR), 16 May 2025, ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The 16th Interface Meeting between the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) was held on 16 May 2025 at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Co-chaired by Edmund Bon Tai Soon, AICHR Chair and Representative of Malaysia...
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...
Joint Press Release – The 1st Interface Meeting between the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and Republic of Korea, 16 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 the Republic of Korea (ROK) was held on 16 May 2025 at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. The AICHR was led by the Chair, Edmund Bon Tai Soon, while the ROK...
Joint Press Release – The 2nd Interface Meeting between the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and Child Rights Coalition Asia (including children and youth and representatives of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)), 15 May 2025, ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) engaged with the Child Rights Coalition Asia (CRC Asia), child and youth delegates, and children’s rights representatives of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) on 15 May...