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First Meeting of the Task Force on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community, 5-6 December 2016, Bangkok, Thailand
The Task Force on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community successfully convened its first meeting on 5 to 6 December 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand
Posted on: 8 December, 2016
The Task Force on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the...
AICHR Regional Workshop on Strengthening National Plans of Action on ACTIP and APA Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 1 & 2 December 2016
AICHR conducted a Regional Workshop on Strengthening National Plans of Action on Trafficking in Persons to Ensure Effective Implementation of the ASEAN Convention against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (ACTIP) and ASEAN Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (APA) on 1 –...
Press Release of the 22nd Meeting of the AICHR, 23-25 November 2016, Luang Prabang, Lao PDR
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) successfully convened its 22nd Meeting from 23 to 25 November 2016 in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr. Phoukhong Sisoulath, the Representative of Lao PDR to the AICHR.
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) successfully...
Press Release of the 13th ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) Meeting
The Meeting was convened under the leadership of the new chairperson Mdm. Lily Dorianty Purba, ACWC Indonesia representative for women’s rights. Important outcomes were achieved in the Meeting, including among others the finalisation of the ACWC Work Plan for 2016 - 2020.
Press Release of the 13th ASEAN Commission on ...
Laos: On fourth anniversary of enforced disappearance, civil society demands to know: “Where is Sombath Somphone?”
Bangkok, 15 December 2016: On the fourth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of prominent Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned organizations, condemn the Lao PDR government’s ongoing failure to adequately investigate Sombath’s disappearance. We urge the authorities to act to conduct an effective investigation with a...
Burma/Myanmar: Allow investigation to crisis in Rakhine State [FORUM – ASIA Press Statement]
FORUM-ASIA expresses deep concern over the reported mass atrocities, killings and displacement of Rohingya community. FORUM-ASIA calls upon the Government of Burma/Myanmar to ensure the protection of the Rohingya people, one of the most marginalised minorities in the country.
(Bangkok, 13 December 2016) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights...
16 days of activism 2016 [UNiTE to End Violence against Women’s]
the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the world. The international campaign originated from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute coordinated by the Center for Women's Global Leadership in 1991.
From 25 November, the...
Statement by the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Malaysia in Commemoration of the Adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
In this vein, we encourage the use of the AHRD in all policy and advocacy efforts because the Declaration must be mainstreamed as part of our daily lives.
18 NOVEMBER 2012
On this day, four years ago, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD)....
Parliamentarians call on Malaysian authorities to release Bersih activist [ASEAN MP Press Release]
Parliamentarians expressed concern over the conditions of Ms. Chin’s detention. She has been held in a small cell with no windows, no reading material, no bed or pillow, and two light bulbs. She had also been denied access to a lawyer
November 21, 2016
JAKARTA — Parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia...
End harassment of cartoonist Zunar [FIDH & SUARAM Press Release]
The Malaysian government must immediately end the harassment of renowned cartoonist Zunar and drop all charges against him, FIDH and its member organization Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) said today.
27/11/2016 | Press release | Malaysia
(Kuala Lumpur, Paris) The Malaysian government must immediately end the harassment of renowned cartoonist Zunar and...
