The Sun | AICHR is working towards adopting two major human rights declarations at the 47th ASEAN Summit in October. These declarations, focused on environmental rights and inclusive development, mark a significant milestone under Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship.
Selangor Journal | In his opening remarks at the Foreign Ministers’ Interface Meeting with AICHR, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan stressed that efforts to promote and protect the well-being of the ASEAN people must remain “ASEAN-led and ASEAN-owned”.
TCIJ | At a civil society-led workshop to address the growing crisis of transboundary plastic pollution and its devastating impact on human rights across Southeast Asia, AICHR Chair Edmund Bon said this is not just an environmental issue, but a human rights issue. Plastic pollution affects food security, right to health, and right to life.
Bernama | AICHR aims to adopt two landmark declarations at the 47th ASEAN Summit this October, marking a major step forward for the region’s human rights agenda under Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship. The declarations are on the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; and on promoting the right to development and peace.
Berita Harian | Edmund Bon, Wakil Malaysia ke Suruhanjaya Antara Kerajaan ASEAN Mengenai Hak Asasi Manusia (AICHR) merangkap Pengerusi AICHR 2025, berkata hak asasi bukan sekadar dokumen atas kertas atau bahan perbincangan semata-mata, tetapi mesti menjadi nyata dan relevan kepada semua.
ASEAN | Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, had an Interface with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), in Kuala Lumpur on 8 July 2025. The meeting shared views on AICHR’s efforts in advancing human rights cooperation and dialogue in ASEAN, in alignment with ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future.
FORUM-ASIA | FORUM-ASIA and SUARAM reiterated their call for AICHR to evolve into a more resilient, innovative, and adaptive institution, in line with the newly adopted ASEAN Vision 2045. This transformation should include developing mechanisms to enhance AICHR’s proactiveness in addressing human rights violations in the region.
The Malaysian Reserve | Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan said the two human rights declarations being developed by AICHR would highlight the people’s urgent and pressing concerns, especially those who are vulnerable to environmental harm, inequality and instability.
Berita Harian | Suruhanjaya Antara Kerajaan ASEAN Mengenai Hak Asasi Manusia (AICHR) mencadangkan supaya 18 November dijadikan sebagai Hari Hak Asasi Manusia ASEAN.
Pemilihan tarikh itu bersempena ulang tahun penerimaan Deklarasi Hak Asasi Manusia ASEAN pada 18 November 2012.
ASEAN | Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Interface with Representatives of AICHR, held on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings on 8 July 2025, in Kuala Lumpur.
Buletin TV3 | AICHR kini sedang membangunkan satu rangka kerja bagi menangani konflik kemanusiaan di rantau Asia Tenggara secara lebih tersusun. Wakil Malaysia ke AICHR, Edmund Bon berkata usaha itu penting agar pendekatan ASEAN dalam menangani isu seperti di Myanmar tidak lagi bersifat sementara atau tidak terancang.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | Malaysia’s Foreign Minister said efforts to promote and protect the wellbeing of all people in ASEAN should remain ASEAN led and ASEAN-owned, and should reflect the values and norms of ASEAN Member States.
Bernama | Suruhanjaya Antara Kerajaan ASEAN mengenai Hak Asasi Manusia (AICHR) menyasarkan dua deklarasi penting, diterima pada Sidang Kemuncak ASEAN ke-47 pada Oktober ini, menandakan satu langkah besar agenda hak asasi manusia di rantau ini di bawah Kepengerusian ASEAN Malaysia.
Malaysiakini | MCA melantik peguam hak asasi manusia terkemuka, Edmund Bon, untuk mewakili Ketua Pemuda MCA Pahang, Wong Siew Mun, yang kini berdepan tindakan undang-undang daripada Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (MCMC) selepas beliau membangkitkan kebimbangan mengenai isu serahan data peribadi.
Malaysiakini | MCA has enlisted prominent human rights lawyer Edmund Bon to represent Pahang MCA Youth leader Wong Siew Mun, who was served with a legal letter from a law firm acting for the MCMC after she questioned the government’s mobile data collection programme. Bon is presently also Malaysia’s Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights.
Astro Awani | Negara-negara anggota ASEAN tidak seharusnya mengambil mudah keamanan serantau, sebaliknya perlu bekerjasama secara kolektif untuk memanfaatkan kestabilan semasa bagi memperkukuh perpaduan dan memastikan keamanan yang berkekalan untuk rakyat ASEAN.
Berita RTM | Wakil Malaysia ke AICHR merangkap Pengerusi AICHR 2025, Edmund Bon, berkata Kajian Tematik mengenai Hak untuk Keamanan merupakan pemangkin kepada tindakan konkrit ASEAN dalam menangani cabaran konflik serantau dan antarabangsa secara menyeluruh.
The Edge Malaysia | Edmund Bon, AICHR 2025 Chair and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, said AICHR’s Thematic Study on the Right to Peace provides important policy recommendations to support ASEAN initiatives to respect human rights and implement practices to secure regional peace and security in line with the ASEAN Community Vision 2045.
Berita RTM | Edmund Bon, wakil Malaysia ke Suruhanjaya Antara Kerajaan ASEAN Mengenai Hak Asasi Manusia (AICHR) merangkap Pengerusi AICHR, berkata ketiadaan model tetap untuk menangani konflik telah menyebabkan kelewatan dan ketidaktentuan dalam reaksi ASEAN terhadap pelbagai ancaman.
The Sun | Malaysia is taking the lead in crafting a practical peacebuilding framework for ASEAN, aimed at addressing regional conflicts and enhancing stability. AICHR 2025 Chair and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, Edmund Bon, said AICHR is exploring practical ways to support conflict prevention and how to respond effectively when conflicts arise.
The Sun | AICHR is working towards adopting two major human rights declarations at the 47th ASEAN Summit in October. These declarations, focused on environmental rights and inclusive development, mark a significant milestone under Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship.
Selangor Journal | In his opening remarks at the Foreign Ministers’ Interface Meeting with AICHR, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan stressed that efforts to promote and protect the well-being of the ASEAN people must remain “ASEAN-led and ASEAN-owned”.
TCIJ | At a civil society-led workshop to address the growing crisis of transboundary plastic pollution and its devastating impact on human rights across Southeast Asia, AICHR Chair Edmund Bon said this is not just an environmental issue, but a human rights issue. Plastic pollution affects food security, right to health, and right to life.
Bernama | AICHR aims to adopt two landmark declarations at the 47th ASEAN Summit this October, marking a major step forward for the region’s human rights agenda under Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship. The declarations are on the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; and on promoting the right to development and peace.
Berita Harian | Edmund Bon, Wakil Malaysia ke Suruhanjaya Antara Kerajaan ASEAN Mengenai Hak Asasi Manusia (AICHR) merangkap Pengerusi AICHR 2025, berkata hak asasi bukan sekadar dokumen atas kertas atau bahan perbincangan semata-mata, tetapi mesti menjadi nyata dan relevan kepada semua.
ASEAN | Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, had an Interface with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), in Kuala Lumpur on 8 July 2025. The meeting shared views on AICHR’s efforts in advancing human rights cooperation and dialogue in ASEAN, in alignment with ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future.
FORUM-ASIA | FORUM-ASIA and SUARAM reiterated their call for AICHR to evolve into a more resilient, innovative, and adaptive institution, in line with the newly adopted ASEAN Vision 2045. This transformation should include developing mechanisms to enhance AICHR’s proactiveness in addressing human rights violations in the region.
The Malaysian Reserve | Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan said the two human rights declarations being developed by AICHR would highlight the people’s urgent and pressing concerns, especially those who are vulnerable to environmental harm, inequality and instability.
Berita Harian | Suruhanjaya Antara Kerajaan ASEAN Mengenai Hak Asasi Manusia (AICHR) mencadangkan supaya 18 November dijadikan sebagai Hari Hak Asasi Manusia ASEAN.
Pemilihan tarikh itu bersempena ulang tahun penerimaan Deklarasi Hak Asasi Manusia ASEAN pada 18 November 2012.
ASEAN | Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Interface with Representatives of AICHR, held on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings on 8 July 2025, in Kuala Lumpur.
Buletin TV3 | AICHR kini sedang membangunkan satu rangka kerja bagi menangani konflik kemanusiaan di rantau Asia Tenggara secara lebih tersusun. Wakil Malaysia ke AICHR, Edmund Bon berkata usaha itu penting agar pendekatan ASEAN dalam menangani isu seperti di Myanmar tidak lagi bersifat sementara atau tidak terancang.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | Malaysia’s Foreign Minister said efforts to promote and protect the wellbeing of all people in ASEAN should remain ASEAN led and ASEAN-owned, and should reflect the values and norms of ASEAN Member States.
Bernama | Suruhanjaya Antara Kerajaan ASEAN mengenai Hak Asasi Manusia (AICHR) menyasarkan dua deklarasi penting, diterima pada Sidang Kemuncak ASEAN ke-47 pada Oktober ini, menandakan satu langkah besar agenda hak asasi manusia di rantau ini di bawah Kepengerusian ASEAN Malaysia.
Malaysiakini | MCA melantik peguam hak asasi manusia terkemuka, Edmund Bon, untuk mewakili Ketua Pemuda MCA Pahang, Wong Siew Mun, yang kini berdepan tindakan undang-undang daripada Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (MCMC) selepas beliau membangkitkan kebimbangan mengenai isu serahan data peribadi.
Malaysiakini | MCA has enlisted prominent human rights lawyer Edmund Bon to represent Pahang MCA Youth leader Wong Siew Mun, who was served with a legal letter from a law firm acting for the MCMC after she questioned the government’s mobile data collection programme. Bon is presently also Malaysia’s Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights.
Astro Awani | Negara-negara anggota ASEAN tidak seharusnya mengambil mudah keamanan serantau, sebaliknya perlu bekerjasama secara kolektif untuk memanfaatkan kestabilan semasa bagi memperkukuh perpaduan dan memastikan keamanan yang berkekalan untuk rakyat ASEAN.
Berita RTM | Wakil Malaysia ke AICHR merangkap Pengerusi AICHR 2025, Edmund Bon, berkata Kajian Tematik mengenai Hak untuk Keamanan merupakan pemangkin kepada tindakan konkrit ASEAN dalam menangani cabaran konflik serantau dan antarabangsa secara menyeluruh.
The Edge Malaysia | Edmund Bon, AICHR 2025 Chair and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, said AICHR’s Thematic Study on the Right to Peace provides important policy recommendations to support ASEAN initiatives to respect human rights and implement practices to secure regional peace and security in line with the ASEAN Community Vision 2045.
Berita RTM | Edmund Bon, wakil Malaysia ke Suruhanjaya Antara Kerajaan ASEAN Mengenai Hak Asasi Manusia (AICHR) merangkap Pengerusi AICHR, berkata ketiadaan model tetap untuk menangani konflik telah menyebabkan kelewatan dan ketidaktentuan dalam reaksi ASEAN terhadap pelbagai ancaman.
The Sun | Malaysia is taking the lead in crafting a practical peacebuilding framework for ASEAN, aimed at addressing regional conflicts and enhancing stability. AICHR 2025 Chair and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, Edmund Bon, said AICHR is exploring practical ways to support conflict prevention and how to respond effectively when conflicts arise.
