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The Star
12-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
AICHR gathers in Jakarta to boost regional human rights agenda
JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR, (Bernama) -- The Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) will convene its 41st Meeting at the Asean Secretariat in Jakarta from May 12 to May 16, chaired by Datuk Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Malaysia's Representative to AICHR and the Commission's Chair for 2025, according to Malaysia's Foreign Ministry. The ministry, widely known as Wisma Putra, said Malaysia's leadership of this meeting underscores its commitment to advancing human rights promotion and protection through regional dialogue and the exploration of new avenues for collaboration. "The meeting will strengthen ASEAN-wide cooperation on human rights, bringing the region closer to the goals enshrined in the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration 2012 and ASEAN's community vision,' said Wisma Putra in a statement on Monday. According to Wisma Putra, the meeting will bring together 10 AICHR Representatives/Alternate Representatives, Timor-Leste's Representative (as Observer), and officials from the Asean Secretariat. "The meeting will discuss recent human rights developments in ASEAN and the proposed Asean Declarations on the Rights to Development, Peace, and a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment,' it said. It said the meeting will also deliberate on the AICHR Five-Year Work Plan (FYWP) for 2026 to 2030 and its Priority Programmes for the next year. In preparation for the 15th Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) interface with AICHR scheduled for July 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, AICHR will also finalise its 2025 Annual Report to brief the AMM on its progress, challenges and future direction. Further, AICHR will hold meetings with the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR); The Working Group for an Asean Human Rights Mechanism (WGAHRM); representatives of Child Rights Coalition Asia, including children and Asean Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC); Asean University Network-Human Rights Education (AUN-HRE); and dialogue partners - Australia, Norway, Japan, the European Union, Switzerland, and the Republic of Korea - the statement said. - Bernamna
The Star
27-04-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Malaysia to host Asean Human Rights Consultations tp advance right to development
PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Malaysia will host two regional consultations on human rights this week to strengthen Asean's commitment to a people-centred and inclusive agenda. The Foreign Ministry in a statement Sunday said the consultations, lead by Malaysia's Representative to the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Edmund Bon Tai Soon, will take place on April 28 and 29. The first consultation, the 2nd AICHR Consultation on the Human Right to Development to Enhance the Asean Community, to be held on April 28, will focus on realising Article 35 of the Asean Human Rights Declaration 2012, which reaffirms the right to development as a fundamental human right for all Asean citizens. Subsequently, Malaysia will also host the AICHR Regional Consultation to Support the Development of the AICHR Five-Year Work Plan (2026-2030) on April 29, in which this new plan will align with the Asean Community Vision 2045 and the Strategic Plans of Action. "These consultations are part of Malaysia's initiatives in the leadership of ASEAN this year and underscore AICHR's commitment to shaping a people-centred, people-oriented and forward-looking human rights agenda,' said the statement. The ministry added these consultations form part of Malaysia's broader initiatives in Asean this year, which carries the theme "Inclusivity and Sustainability' and underscore the regional body's efforts to advance inclusive, sustainable, and gender-responsive programmes. These efforts aim to reduce poverty, protect human and environmental rights, and narrow development gaps across the region. The consultations will further deliberate on Malaysia's proposal for an Asean Declaration on Promoting the Right to Development and Peace Towards Realising Inclusive and Sustainable Development. The proposal promotes an Asean-led, Asean-owned, whole-of-Asean approach to human rights, ensuring the right to development is not sidelined but championed at the highest level, the ministry added. Delegates will also engage in thematic discussions on the intersection of human rights, peace, and development, andformulate strategies to enhance the protection of the right to development across all sectors. Insights gathered from the consultations will contribute towards shaping the AICHR Five-Year Work Plan (2026-2030), positioning human rights advancement as a central pillar of Asean community-building efforts. - Bernama
