ASEAN
and Human Rights Informational Video Released
To wrap up its Nationwide University Road Show, the Philippine
Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism produced
an informational video entitled, “ASEAN and Human
Rights”, which was distributed to its partner universities
(60 in all) and to its other networks across the country.
The informational video runs for approximately 23 minutes
with three main topics: an introduction to ASEAN, an
introduction to Human Rights and the ASEAN Intergovernmental
Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), and the Human Rights
Situation in the Philippines. The content was culled
from the materials and presentations used during the
eight-month University Road Show which also discussed
the three topics.
This project was pursued in partnership with the Commission
on Human Rights of the Philippines and with the support
of the British Embassy–Manila, the Delegation
of the European Commission in the Philippines, Southeast
Asia Regional Cooperation in Human Development or SEARCH
(a project of the Canadian International Development
Agency), and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation fur die
Freiheit.
For more information on this and to get a copy of the
informational video, email the Working Group Secretariat
at info@aseanhrmech.org. |
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Towards
an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism (1999)
This is a compilation of proposals, declarations and other
documents relevant to the initiative for the establishment
of an ASEAN human rights mechanism.
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National
Human Rights Institutions in the Asia-Pacific: A Source
Book (2001)
In recognition of the role of national human rights institutions
in the process of establishing a regional human rights
mechanism, this source book – a compilation of the
salient features of the national human rights institutions
of Australia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia,
Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand
and their governing laws –, was published. This
publication aims to raise the awareness of governments,
NGOs, academicians and the general public as to the value
of these institutions in promoting and protecting human
rights and will contribute to the efforts towards the
establishment of a regional human rights system in the
Asia-Pacific region.
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ASEAN
and Human Rights (2003)
ASEAN and Human Rights is a modest attempt to address
a persistent question: “To what extent is ASEAN
supportive of human rights?” The question often
crops up in the course of advocacy efforts of the Working
Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism to engage ASEAN
governments and peoples on the initiative to establish
an appropriate regional mechanism on human rights.
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Towards
an ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of
the Rights of Women and Children (2008)
This research report is based primarily on the review
of official documents at both ASEAN and national levels,
and the State Reports for the CRC and CEDAW, including
the Concluding Observations made by the UN Committees
on CRC and CEDAW. Some findings and most of the recommendations
included in the report are drawn directly or indirectly
from the discussions and views expressed by participants
during two regional consultative meetings held in Bangkok
in November 2006 and April 2007, respectively.
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