ASEAN continues promotion of human rights in business conduct
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 1 August 2022 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted the “AICHR Regional Dialogue: Sharing Good Practices on Business and Human Rights and Recovery from COVID-19 in ASEAN,” on 19-20 July. The two-day event served as a consultation among AICHR, ASEAN Sectoral...
AICHR, UN discuss milestones towards a regional instrument on environmental rights in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 27 June 2022 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), in collaboration with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), conducted the...
Press Release 35th Meeting of AICHR, 21-22 June 2022, Video Conference
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its 35th Meeting of AICHR on 21-22 June 2022 via videoconference. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Keo Remy, Representative of Cambodia to AICHR, and was attended by the Representatives/Alternate Representatives of AICHR, and the ASEAN Secretariat. The...
AICHR hosts the ASEAN Forum on Human Rights and SDG 11
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 7 June 2022 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) organised the ASEAN Forum on Human Rights and SDG 11: Making Cities and Human Settlements Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable in the post-pandemic time, on 31 May in a hybrid format. The forum...
AICHR consults stakeholders on implementation of the right to an effective remedy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 23 May 2022 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) consulted stakeholders on the implementation of Article 5 of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration on the right to an effective remedy on 18 May, via video conference. The consultation aimed to develop a...
Workshop on Transition between AICHR Representatives 2019-2021 and AICHR Representatives 2022-2024
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On 29 March 2022, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted a virtual workshop to facilitate the transition between AICHR Representatives for the term 2019-2021 and AICHR Representatives for the term 2022-2024. The Workshop was chaired by His Excellency Keo Remy, Minister attached...
Press Release 34th Meeting of AICHR, 30-31 March 2022, Video Conference
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the 34th Meeting of AICHR on 30-31 March 2022 via videoconference. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Keo Remy, Representative of Cambodia to AICHR, and was attended by the Representatives/Alternate Representatives of AICHR, and the ASEAN Secretariat. The...
AICHR Philippines organises Dialogue on UN Convention on the Rights of The Child
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] MANILA, 17 December 2021 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Philippines, in cooperation with the United Nations Children’s Fund East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (UNICEF-EAPRO), the South-East Asia Regional Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR-SEARO), and Child Rights...
AICHR consults regional stakeholders in pursuit of “Building Back Better Together”
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 9 December 2021 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held the “AICHR Consultation Workshop on Achieving a Disability Inclusive Post COVID-19 World,” via video conference on 3 December. The workshop focused on the inclusivity of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the regional...
Press Release Special Meeting 2/2021 of AICHR, 23-24 November 2021, Video Conference
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its Special Meeting 2/2021 on 23-24 November 2021 via videoconference. The Meeting was chaired by H.E Hajah Nor Hashimah Haji Mohammed Taib, Representative of Brunei Darussalam to AICHR, and was attended by Representatives/Alternate Representatives of AICHR, and...