ASEAN to Adopt Declarations on Human Rights, Environment, and Peace

Edmund Bon, Chair and Representative of Malaysia, ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)

04-Aug-25 07:45

ASEAN to Adopt Declarations on Human Rights, Environment, and Peace

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Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Chair and Representative of Malaysia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), shares an update on a proposed legally binding human rights resolution targeted for adoption within five years. He also discusses two key declarations on the environment and on peace that are expected to be adopted at the 47th ASEAN Summit.

Produced by: Yap Hern Kang, Dylan Lee Jin Jee

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See, Elaine Boey

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Categories: international, Law/Activism, environment

Tags: asean, human rights, aichr, environment, sustainable development, asean summit, peace,

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