Press Release – The 3rd ASEAN Environmental Rights Working Group Meeting
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ASEAN Environmental Rights Working Group (AER WG) successfully convened its 3rd Meeting on February 27-28, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Prof. Dr. Amara Pongsapich, the Representative of Thailand to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). Attendees included representatives...
Press Release of 38th Meeting 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 38th Meeting of AICHR from 20 to 23 February 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Ambassador Yong Chanthalangsy, Representative of Lao PDR to AICHR, and was attended by Representatives/Alternate Representatives of...
Press Release – AICHR-EU Dialogue on Disinformation and Misinformation
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Singapore, 29 January 2024 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), in collaboration with the European Union (EU), convened a dialogue on disinformation and misinformation in Singapore on 29 January 2024. The Dialogue consisted of panels aimed at sharing experiences on the impact of...
AICHR discusses rights of migrant fishers in forum on human rights at sea
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 18 December 2023 – In commemoration of the International Day of Migrants, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) hosted the forum on human rights at sea on 14-15 December 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia, in a hybrid setting. The event, titled “ASEAN Forum on...
AICHR discuss progress and future of ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025 with representatives of persons with disabilities
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BANGKOK, 13 December 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held the “2023 AICHR Regional Consultation on Midterm Review and Progress of the Enabling Masterplan 2025,” in Bangkok, on 4-5 December. With over 120 participants in attendance onsite and virtually, the meeting served...
AICHR hosts another regional consultation on freedom of opinion and expression in ASEAN
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JAKARTA, 2 December 2023 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) hosted another regional consultation on freedom of opinion and expression in ASEAN on 1-2 December in Jakarta, through a hybrid format. During the opening session, the Chair and Representative of Indonesia to AICHR,...
Press Release – The 2nd ASEAN Environmental Rights Working Group Meeting
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ASEAN Environmental Rights Working Group (AER WG) convened the 2nd Meeting on 21-22 November 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Prof. Dr. Amara Pongsapich, Representative of Thailand to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), and was attended by members...
Press Release of Special Meeting 2/2023 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 2/2023 from 7 to 10 November 2023 at ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Wahyuningrum, Representative of Indonesia to AICHR, and was attended by Representatives/Alternate Representatives of AICHR, and...
Press Release – 5th ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue, 6 November 2023, ASEAN Headquarters
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Subsequent to 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 5th ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue on 6 November 2023 at the ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta,...
ASEAN: 5th Policy Dialogue on Human Rights with the European Union takes place in Brussels
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ASEAN: 5th Policy Dialogue on Human Rights with the European Union takes place in Brussels Brussels, 3 October The European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) concluded the 5th Policy Dialogue on Human Rights. The discussions, which also included a dialogue with civil...