Press Release: 25th Meeting of the AICHR, 26-27 November 2017, Bohol, Philippines
The AICHR held its 25th Meeting of the AICHR on 26 to 27 November 2017 in Bohol, the Philippines. The Meeting was chaired by the Representative of the Philippines to the AICHR, H.E. Mr. Leo Herrera-Lim. The two-day meeting discussed the implementation of AICHR priority programmes/activities and...
ASEAN conduct training on the linkages between business activities and human rights
BANGKOK, 21 November 2017- The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the AICHR Training Programme on Business and Human Rights on 13-16 November in Bangkok, Thailand. The discussions revolved around the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles (UNGP) on Business and Human Rights in...
Press Release: AICHR Regional Dialogue on Mainstreaming of the Right to Education in the ASEAN Community, 10-12 November 2017, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the AICHR Regional Dialogue on Mainstreaming of the Right to Education in the ASEAN Community. The three-day Dialogue aims at: (a) raising awareness of the right to education as a cross-cutting issue in ASEAN; (b) garnering...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Winners of the ASEAN Youth Video Competition: “ASEAN Against Trafficking: Humans are not for Sale”
We are pleased to announce the Regional Winner and People’s Choice Award Winner for the ASEAN Youth Video: “ASEAN Against Trafficking: Humans are not for Sale”. Regional Winner: Chhorn Soklin from Cambodia with a video entitled “Nightmare” This video tells a story of Sophie, a girl who was...
Press Release: ASEAN Meets to Develop a Common Approach and Position on the Right to Safe Drinking Water & Sanitation Under Article 28(e) of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration 2012 (AHRD)
KOTA KINABALU, SABAH, MALAYSIA, 25 to 27 October 2017 – The AICHR’s Regional Consultation on the Right to Safe Drinking Water & Sanitation in ASEAN (with emphasis on rural communities) gathered more than 50 stakeholders to discuss ASEAN Member States’ work in delivering safe drinking...
PRESS RELEASE: Regional Consultation on the Thematic Study on Legal Aid, 11-12 October 2017, Bangkok, Thailand
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted a two-day Regional Consultation on the Thematic Study on Legal Aid on 11-12 October 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Regional Consultation brought national and regional researchers to share good practices and lessons-learned on legal aid within the...
Press Release: The Philippines Hosts 2nd AICHR ASEAN Legal Human Rights Instrument Workshop
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The 2nd Workshop on the Development of ASEAN Legal Human Rights Instruments was hosted by the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Philippines on 13-14 September 2017. In the keynote speech of Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano, which was delivered on his behalf by...
Press Release: AICHR Youth Debate on Human Rights 2017, 4-6 September 2017, Bangkok, Thailand
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its fourth Youth Debate on Human Rights on 4-6 September 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 40 university students from the ten ASEAN Member States participated in the event. The issues debated revolved around the establishment of an ASEAN...
Press Release: AICHR Cross-Sectoral Consultation on the Human Rights based Instruments related to the Implementation of the ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Person, especially Women and Children, 29-30 August 2017, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
"It is time to implement the ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Person, especially Women and Children (ACTIP) by complying to human rights based approach, given that 7 countries have ratified this convention." This was stated by Representative of Indonesia to AICHR, Dr. Dinna Wisnu at...
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: Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) Suara Initiatif Sdn Bhd (SUARAM) Philippine Migrants Watch, Inc. (PMRW) Persatuan korban NAPZA Indonesia (PKNI) FORUM ASIA Persatuan Kesedaran...