Press Release – AICHR High Level Dialogue on Managing Freedom of Expression in the Information Age Medan, Indonesia, 11 – 12 April 2018
ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission of Human Right (AICHR) commits to support ASEAN governments in proactively building cooperation among ASEAN member states to strengthen the common commitment to protect Freedom of Expression especially empowering civil society through multi-stakeholder engagement to achieve quality freedom. Initiated by AICHR, this High-Level...
The AICHR Annual Report 2017
On its 50th Year, ASEAN has seen significant achievements in terms of advancing the cause of human rights. Article 14 of the ASEAN Charter of 2008 called for the establishment of a human rights body in the region. This body came into being in 2009 in...
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) with Consultative Relationship with the AICHR
The AICHR is pleased to announce the following six (6) civil society organisations that have been granted consultative relationship with the AICHR: Development Action for Women Network, Inc. (DAWN) Institute for Workers and Trade Unions (IWTU) Malaysian Confederation of the Disabled (MCD) Persatuan Promosi Hak...
Press Release – 5th Meeting of the Task Force on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community, 5-6 February 2018, Jakarta, Indonesia
The Task Force on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community convenes its 5th meeting on 5-6 February 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Following up to its last meeting, the Task Force which comprises of representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on...
PRESS RELEASE: 26th Meeting of the AICHR, 24-26 January 2018, Singapore
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its first meeting under the Chairmanship of Singapore from 24 to 26 January 2018. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Ambassador Barry Desker, the Representative of Singapore to the AICHR. During this three-day meeting, the AICHR was...
PRESS RELEASE: 4TH Meeting of the Task Force on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community, 15-16 December 2017, Da Nang, Viet Nam
The joint initiative by the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), the Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare Development (SOMSWD) and the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) towards the advancement of the rights of...
AICHR Regional Workshop on Enhanced Access to Education for Children with Disabilities, 13-14 December 2017, Da Nang, Viet Nam
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), in collaboration with UNICEF, convened the AICHR Regional Workshop on Enhanced Access to Education for Children with Disabilities on the 13-14th December 2017 in Da Nang, Viet Nam. The workshop brought together participants and resource persons from relevant ASEAN Sectoral Bodies...
Press Release: AICHR Study Visit to Australia, 4-7 December 2017
On 4-7 December 2017, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) went on a Study Visit in Sydney and Canberra, Australia organized by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The AICHR delegation, which had representatives...
AICHR Reviews ASEAN’s Implementation of the AHRD with Partners, SOMs and CSOs
The great strides ASEAN has made in the field of human rights towards ensuring a more equal, just and peaceful ASEAN Community was celebrated on 28 November 2017. As part of its commemorative activities for the 50th anniversary of ASEAN, and on the occasion of the...
Press Release: 2nd ASEAN-EU Policy Dialogue on Human Rights 29 November 2017, Bohol, the Philippines
On the 29th of November 2017, the European Union (EU) and the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held the 2nd ASEAN-EU Policy Dialogue on Human Rights, in Bohol in the Philippines. The meeting was hosted by AICHR and followed the 1st EU-ASEAN dialogue held in...