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Kementerian Luar Negeri Malaysia | Edmund Bon, Pengerusi AICHR dan Wakil Malaysia ke AICHR, akan menganjurkan dua perbincangan penting berkaitan hak asasi manusia di peringkat serantau. Perbincangan utama akan bertumpu kepada rundingan lanjut terhadap cadangan Malaysia mengenai satu Deklarasi ASEAN mengenai Promosi Hak Kepada Pembangunan dan Keamanan.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | Malaysia will host two pivotal regional consultations on human rights, which underscore AICHR’s commitment to shaping a people-centred, people-oriented and forward-looking human rights agenda. Central to the consultations will be further deliberations on Malaysia’s proposal for an ASEAN declaration on promoting the right to development.

Free Malaysia Today | Edmund Bon, Chair of AICHR in 2025 and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, called for a “humanitarian pause” so proper aid and relief can be provided to those in need. He said that all parties — not only one side — must stop the violence, irrespective of who is in the right or wrong.

AICHR | The AICHR Special Meeting 1/2025 was chaired by Edmund Bon, Chair of AICHR in 2025 and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR. AICHR agreed on the text of two proposed ASEAN Declarations — on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment; and on Promoting the Right to Development and Peace Towards Realising Inclusive and Sustainable Development.

AICHR | At their inaugural Interface Consultation in Penang, Malaysia, AICHR and the ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) reaffirmed ASEAN’s commitment to enhancing and advancing policies that will promote environment and climate resilience and awareness, inclusivity and sustainability, and the protection of human rights for present and future generations.

Herald Malaysia Online | As ASEAN is witnessing a changed pattern of disasters, AICHR has been urged to change its policy so that ASEAN can evolve from a region that reacts to crises into one that leads in resilience, foresight, and sustainable preparedness.

Bernama | AICHR akan mengadakan Mesyuarat Khas 1/2025 di Pulau Pinang dari 8 hingga 10 April, menandakan mesyuarat kedua di bawah pimpinan Wakil Malaysia ke AICHR, Edmund Bon. Agenda utama mesyuarat termasuk perbincangan mengenai perkembangan terkini di rantau ini, khususnya gempa bumi dahsyat pada 28 Mac.

Kementerian Luar Negeri Malaysia | AICHR akan mengadakan Mesyuarat Khas 1/2025 dari 8 hingga 10 April 2025, dan akan meneliti langkah-langkah tuntas yang boleh diambil bagi menyokong respon yang menyeluruh dan berkesan di peringkat ASEAN terhadap gempa bumi dahsyat pada 28 Mac yang telah memberi kesan besar kepada penduduk di Myanmar dan Thailand.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | The second AICHR meeting under the leadership of H.E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, will explore possible concrete measures to support a comprehensive and effective whole-of-ASEAN response to the devastating earthquakes on 28 March that severely impacted people in Myanmar and Thailand.

Bernama | At its Special Meeting 1/2025 in Penang from 8 to 10 April, AICHR will continue deliberations on Malaysia’s proposed ASEAN declaration on the right to peace and development (encompassing social, cultural, political and economic aspects), inclusive growth and sustainable development — key priorities under Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship theme of “Inclusivity and Sustainability”.

Free Malaysia Today | A key agenda item for AICHR’s upcoming Special Meeting 1/2025 will be deliberations on measures to support a comprehensive and effective whole-of ASEAN response to the March 28 earthquake. An initiative to develop ASEAN conceptual frameworks on peace and conflict prevention, management, and transformation is also on the agenda.

Scoop | AICHR urged the safe, swift and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid and relief services to all affected communities without disruption and discrimination, in line with international humanitarian response principles. AICHR Chair Edmund Bon added that human rights need to be prioritised, and internet restrictions should be lifted for a more open flow of information.

Free Malaysia Today | AICHR said it is vital for human rights to be upheld and aid to be distributed equitably to victims of the deadly earthquake in Myanmar. AICHR Chair Edmund Bon said there should be a humanitarian pause and ceasefire, for relief efforts to be more effective.