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Brunei joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 8 January 1984. Brunei has chaired ASEAN in 1989, 1995, 2001 and 2013. Human rights-related achievements or statements of intent under Brunei’s Chairmanship include:
- The 2001 7th ASEAN Summit Declaration on HIV/AIDS, through which ASEAN agreed to address the stigma and silence surrounding HIV/AIDS, eliminate discrimination against those suffering from HIV/AIDS, and provide for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
- The Chairman’s statement during the 22nd ASEAN Summit in April 2013, in which the Chair encouraged:
- the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) to implement the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration,
- the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) to prevent violence against women and children through a public information campaign and the drafting of an ASEAN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Children, and
- the ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting (ALMM) to conclude the drafting of the ASEAN instrument on the protection and promotion of the rights of migrant workers.
The Legislative Council became a member of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in August 2009 during the 30th AIPA General Assembly in Pattaya, Thailand.
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Constitution, Laws & Court Decisions
- Attorney General’s Chamber: Online Legislation
- Judiciary of Brunei Darussalam
- Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII)
- Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII)
National Institutions relevant to the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights &Rule of Law
UN Human Rights
- Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
- UPR Info
- Permanent Mission of Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations
- United Nations Human Rights Council Special Procedures
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