New Straits Times | Local rapper Namewee claimed trial last month to two separate drug-related charges, and was allowed bail of RM4,000 with one surety for both charges. The courts fixed 18 December 2025 for mention. Defence lawyer Joshua Tay is representing Namewee.
Borneo Bulletin | AICHR Brunei Darussalam hosted the Consultation on the Right to Mental Health (AHRD 29(1)) in the Digital Age on 3 November 2025, focusing on the protection of children’s mental health in an increasingly connected world.
AICHR | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon commended the joint efforts of AICHR and SOMTC in advancing the non-punishment principle as a cornerstone of ASEAN’s human rights–based approach to combating trafficking in persons.
New Straits Times | FGV welcomed a delegation from the sixth ASEAN- EU Policy Dialogue on Human Rights to its Krau Complex, including representatives from ASEAN, the EU, government agencies, academia, and civil society. Key figures included AICHR Chair Edmund Bon, and Kajsa Ollongren, EU special representative for human rights.
OHCHR | The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development, Surya Deva, applauded Malaysia’s leadership in negotiating the landmark declaration, which he said puts environmental protection and the rights of future generations at the heart of the development process.
OHCHR | A group of UN human rights experts issued a statement to welcome the recent adoption of the ASEAN Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment, but expressed some concerns about the terminology used.
ARIEL | Environmental groups expressed disappointment and concern over the recent adoption of the ASEAN environmental declaration, because key issues remain insufficiently addressed.
Green Peace | Greenpeace Southeast Asia (GPSEA) welcomed the adoption of the ASEAN Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment, calling it a long-overdue step that recognises environmental protection as a human right across the region. GPSEA urged ASEAN to show real courage to turn recognition into action and make environmental rights a lived reality.
东方Online | 在马来西亚轮值东盟主席期间，成员国通过两项历史性宣言，申明和平、人权与可持续发展的承诺。相关东盟宣言分别是《促进发展权利与和平权利，以实现包容和可持续发展》，以及《享有安全、清洁、健康与可持续环境的权利》。
Bernama | Di bawah kepemimpinan Malaysia, ASEAN telah melaksanakan dua deklarasi bersejarah yang mengiktiraf hak keamanan, hak asasi manusia dan pembangunan mampan. Pengerusi AICHR Edmund Bon menyifatkan penerimaan kedua-dua deklarasi berkenaan sebagai “bersejarah.”
OHCHR | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk welcomed the adoption by ASEAN of a landmark regional declaration on the right to a healthy environment. He urged ASEAN Member States to continue advancing rights-based environmental action in line with the rapidly evolving international norms in this area.
Bernama | Under Malaysia’s leadership, ASEAN member states adopted two historic declarations affirming the right to peace, human rights, and sustainable development, which AICHR Chair Edmund Bon described as “historic”.
Bernama | The Foreign Minister of Malaysia commended AICHR for championing the right to a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, as well as for its efforts to strengthen the ASEAN Guideline on the Non-Punishment Principle for victims of human trafficking.
AICHR | One of the key outcomes of the two peace pathways workshops will be to develop a regional framework to contextualise a human-rights-based approach to conflict prevention, conflict management, reconciliation, and peacebuilding in ASEAN, supporting ‘ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future’ for a resilient, innovative, dynamic, and people-centred ASEAN.
Free Malaysia Today | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon said the right to development, as enshrined in the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, must be viewed as both an individual and collective right. Genuine development is inseparable from human rights, and ASEAN member states should embed robust human rights safeguards into all future cooperation and trade frameworks.
Free Malaysia Today | Edmund Bon, Pengerusi AICHR, berkata hak untuk pembangunan, seperti termaktub dalam Deklarasi Hak Asasi Manusia ASEAN, mesti dilihat sebagai hak individu dan juga hak kebersamaan. Pembangunan tulen tidak dapat dipisahkan daripada hak asasi manusia.
FGV Holdings Berhad | FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV) recently welcomed a delegation of around 40 participants from the 6th ASEAN-EU Policy Dialogue on Human Rights to its Krau Complex. The visit formed part of the ASEAN-EU Side Event: Dialogue on Intensifying Actions and Overcoming Barriers in Implementing Business and Human Rights and Environment in ASEAN and EU.
The Southeast Asia Desk | The Working Group on Solidarity for Migrant Fishers called for decisive action to end modern slavery and protect migrant fishers’ rights in Southeast Asia’s fishing industry. The coalition of 20 civil society organisations from eight countries warned that forced labour, trafficking, and abuse remain widespread in the region’s billion-dollar fisheries sector.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | AICHR, led by Malaysia, will convene two workshops to focus on identifying key actors, safe spaces, and effective processes needed for constructive dialogues that build trust and lead to better outcomes in conflict situations.
ASEAN | The policy dialogue facilitated a robust exchange of views on human rights in ASEAN and the EU, as well as on global developments and challenges, with implications on the promotion and protection of human rights.
New Straits Times | Local rapper Namewee claimed trial last month to two separate drug-related charges, and was allowed bail of RM4,000 with one surety for both charges. The courts fixed 18 December 2025 for mention. Defence lawyer Joshua Tay is representing Namewee.
Borneo Bulletin | AICHR Brunei Darussalam hosted the Consultation on the Right to Mental Health (AHRD 29(1)) in the Digital Age on 3 November 2025, focusing on the protection of children’s mental health in an increasingly connected world.
AICHR | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon commended the joint efforts of AICHR and SOMTC in advancing the non-punishment principle as a cornerstone of ASEAN’s human rights–based approach to combating trafficking in persons.
New Straits Times | FGV welcomed a delegation from the sixth ASEAN- EU Policy Dialogue on Human Rights to its Krau Complex, including representatives from ASEAN, the EU, government agencies, academia, and civil society. Key figures included AICHR Chair Edmund Bon, and Kajsa Ollongren, EU special representative for human rights.
OHCHR | The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development, Surya Deva, applauded Malaysia’s leadership in negotiating the landmark declaration, which he said puts environmental protection and the rights of future generations at the heart of the development process.
OHCHR | A group of UN human rights experts issued a statement to welcome the recent adoption of the ASEAN Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment, but expressed some concerns about the terminology used.
ARIEL | Environmental groups expressed disappointment and concern over the recent adoption of the ASEAN environmental declaration, because key issues remain insufficiently addressed.
Green Peace | Greenpeace Southeast Asia (GPSEA) welcomed the adoption of the ASEAN Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment, calling it a long-overdue step that recognises environmental protection as a human right across the region. GPSEA urged ASEAN to show real courage to turn recognition into action and make environmental rights a lived reality.
东方Online | 在马来西亚轮值东盟主席期间，成员国通过两项历史性宣言，申明和平、人权与可持续发展的承诺。相关东盟宣言分别是《促进发展权利与和平权利，以实现包容和可持续发展》，以及《享有安全、清洁、健康与可持续环境的权利》。
Bernama | Di bawah kepemimpinan Malaysia, ASEAN telah melaksanakan dua deklarasi bersejarah yang mengiktiraf hak keamanan, hak asasi manusia dan pembangunan mampan. Pengerusi AICHR Edmund Bon menyifatkan penerimaan kedua-dua deklarasi berkenaan sebagai “bersejarah.”
OHCHR | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk welcomed the adoption by ASEAN of a landmark regional declaration on the right to a healthy environment. He urged ASEAN Member States to continue advancing rights-based environmental action in line with the rapidly evolving international norms in this area.
Bernama | Under Malaysia’s leadership, ASEAN member states adopted two historic declarations affirming the right to peace, human rights, and sustainable development, which AICHR Chair Edmund Bon described as “historic”.
Bernama | The Foreign Minister of Malaysia commended AICHR for championing the right to a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, as well as for its efforts to strengthen the ASEAN Guideline on the Non-Punishment Principle for victims of human trafficking.
AICHR | One of the key outcomes of the two peace pathways workshops will be to develop a regional framework to contextualise a human-rights-based approach to conflict prevention, conflict management, reconciliation, and peacebuilding in ASEAN, supporting ‘ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future’ for a resilient, innovative, dynamic, and people-centred ASEAN.
Free Malaysia Today | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon said the right to development, as enshrined in the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, must be viewed as both an individual and collective right. Genuine development is inseparable from human rights, and ASEAN member states should embed robust human rights safeguards into all future cooperation and trade frameworks.
Free Malaysia Today | Edmund Bon, Pengerusi AICHR, berkata hak untuk pembangunan, seperti termaktub dalam Deklarasi Hak Asasi Manusia ASEAN, mesti dilihat sebagai hak individu dan juga hak kebersamaan. Pembangunan tulen tidak dapat dipisahkan daripada hak asasi manusia.
FGV Holdings Berhad | FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV) recently welcomed a delegation of around 40 participants from the 6th ASEAN-EU Policy Dialogue on Human Rights to its Krau Complex. The visit formed part of the ASEAN-EU Side Event: Dialogue on Intensifying Actions and Overcoming Barriers in Implementing Business and Human Rights and Environment in ASEAN and EU.
The Southeast Asia Desk | The Working Group on Solidarity for Migrant Fishers called for decisive action to end modern slavery and protect migrant fishers’ rights in Southeast Asia’s fishing industry. The coalition of 20 civil society organisations from eight countries warned that forced labour, trafficking, and abuse remain widespread in the region’s billion-dollar fisheries sector.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | AICHR, led by Malaysia, will convene two workshops to focus on identifying key actors, safe spaces, and effective processes needed for constructive dialogues that build trust and lead to better outcomes in conflict situations.
ASEAN | The policy dialogue facilitated a robust exchange of views on human rights in ASEAN and the EU, as well as on global developments and challenges, with implications on the promotion and protection of human rights.
