Tag: Regional Human Rights System
Dinah Shelton: Can regional human rights bodies be made (more) effective?
The number of regional and sub-regional organizations taking up human rights issues continues to increase. Within Europe, the Council of Europe, European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe all address human rights. In the Americas, the Organization of American States is facing a proliferation of...
Philippines Promotes Human Rights-Based Approach to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, in ASEAN
The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Justice – Inter-agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), hosted an ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Regional Workshop on the Human Rights-Based Approach to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, in Makati from 27...
Lao PDR Prepares an Initial Report under ICCPR
On 12 December 2013, at the International Convention and Training Center (ICTC) in Vientiane, the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Regional Office organized a Workshop on Reporting under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The...
13th Meeting of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)
Brunei Darussalam, 16 – 18 December 2013
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its Thirteenth Meeting on 16 to 18 December 2013 in Brunei Darussalam. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Pehin Dato Dr. Awang Hj. Ahmad bin Hj. Jumat, the Representative of Brunei Darussalam and the...
AICHR Regional Workshop on Millennium Development Goals Post 2015 and Human Rights
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) organized a two day Regional Workshop on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Post 2015 and Human Rights in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 11-12 December 2013. The Regional Workshop was held by AICHR Indonesia with support from the Directorate General of ASEAN Cooperation, Ministry...
Call to Set up Asean Human Rights Court
Indonesia’s representative to Asean’s human rights body has called on the 10-member bloc to establish a regional human rights court within the next ten years.
Rafendi Djamin, who sits on the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), said it is the next step in developing Asean’s rights mechanism.
“The current...
ASEAN to consult on human rights
Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei Times/ ANN) -- The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) will seek more consultation with civil society organisations (CSO) in 2014, said a representative of the grouping.
Human rights should never be a state-driven process, it should always be a participatory process,” said Rafendi Djamin, Indonesia’s representative to AICHR.
Since its establishment in 2009, AICHR has been...
ASEAN report aims to strengthen civil society organizations in Myanmar
YANGON—A new report by the ASEAN Inter-governmental Commission on Human Rights aims at strengthening human rights mechanisms for civil society organizations in Myanmar during the country’s ASEAN chairmanship, the AICHR said today.
The performance report by the AICHR, entitled “Still Window-Dressing,” was produced by the Asian Forum for Human Rights...
Southeast Asia: 10 Trends to Watch For in 2014
As we move into 2014, it is useful not only to reflect on what happened in 2013, but to project what some of the key developments in 2014 might be. As I did last year, I have attempted to articulate the top 10 trends in Southeast Asia to watch...
Vo Van Ai sends Open Letter to the Vietnamese Government’s Delegation to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam
PARIS, 3 February 2014 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – In the run-up to the second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Vietnam at the United Nation’s Human Rights Council on Wednesday 5 February, Open letters from very different personalities have called on the Vietnamese delegation to the UPR to candidly admit its...
