November 14, 2012
ASEAN Human Rights Declaration must not provide protections lower than international human rights law and standards
Thursday, 13 September 2012 – We, the undersigned organizations, who participated at the Civil Society Forum on ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, held on 10-11 September 2012 and the consultation meeting of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) with civil society organizations on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD), held on 12 September 2012 […]
November 16, 2012
Civil society rejects flawed ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
by Defend the Defenders • [Human Rights]
Thursday, 15 November 2012, Phnom Penh, Cambodia — Today, 65 grassroots, national, regional, and international civil society groups are calling upon ASEAN Member States to postpone the adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, which is not worthy of its name. The organizations vow to reject the Declaration if it is adopted with its current text. […]