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...
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’...