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...
Workshop on Transition between AICHR Representatives 2022-2024 and AICHR Representatives 2025-2027
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On 10 February 2025, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission of Human Rights (AICHR) hosted a Transition Workshop themed “Building better and stronger, and staying relevant, inclusive, innovative and people-centred” to facilitate the transition of several outgoing AICHR Representatives (2022-2024) and incoming AICHR Representatives. The workshop provided a...
AICHR Philippines hosts inaugural workshop on indigenous knowledge and climate change best practices
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] MANILA, 10 December 2024 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Philippines, in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and Child Rights Coalition Asia (CRC Asia), successfully conducted the inaugural AICHR Workshop on Best Practices in Promoting Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge...
Press Release – AICHR Workshop on Best Practice Approaches for implementing accepted UPR Recommendations
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] LUANG PRABANG, 12 December 2024 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the AICHR Workshop on Best Practice Approaches for Implementing Accepted UPR Recommendations on 11-12 December 2024 in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. The event brought together over 60 participants, including representatives of...
AICHR hosts first ASEAN Dialogue on Human Rights and Policing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BALI, 4 December 2024 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the first ASEAN Dialogue on Human Rights and Policing in Bali on 2-3 December, marking a significant milestone in advancing human rights-based policing across the ASEAN region. Representatives from ASEAN Member States’...
AICHR Regional Dialogue and Consultation on Advancing Development of Environmental Rights concludes
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 8 November 2024 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened AICHR Regional Dialogue and Consultation on Advancing Development of Environmental Rights in ASAEN, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The regional dialogue provided a platform for AICHR and ASEAN sectoral bodies as well...
Press Release of the Special Meeting 2/2024 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 2/2024 of AICHR from 13 to 15 November 2024 in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Ambassador Yong Chanthalangsy, Representative of Lao PDR to AICHR, and Chair of AICHR...
ASEAN Regional Dialogue focuses on sharing best practices on enhancing human rights during COVID-19
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] PHNOM PENH, 29 October 2024 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the Regional Dialogue: Sharing Good Practices on Enhancing Human Rights during the Covid-19 Pandemic in ASEAN, on 28-29 October in Cambodia. The dialogue aimed to 1) provide a platform for discussions...
Press Release – 6th ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 5 November 2024, ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat Following the adoption of the ASEAN Leaders’ Declaration on the ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue during the 43rd ASEAN Summit, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the 6th ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue on 5 November 2024 at the...
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...