AICHR | AICHR convened a regional consultation to develop its next Five-Year Work Plan. This marked the first time that AICHR has held an open consultation on its work plan, to consult, discuss and receive feedback and inputs from stakeholders.
AICHR | The 2nd AICHR Consultation on the Human Right to Development highlighted the importance of the right to development in all its facets and how the right relates to inclusive, equitable and sustainable development, poverty alleviation, environmental protection, and ASEAN peace.
Scoop | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon said AICHR’s Five-Year Work Plan (2026-2030) must be forward-looking and adaptable to global shifts such as the rise of artificial intelligence, climate change, and emerging security threats. The work plan will be pivotal in shaping the future direction of human rights in the region.
Bernama | AICHR’s Five-Year Work Plan (2026-2030) is aimed at strengthening the protection and promotion of human rights across Southeast Asia, amid evolving regional and global challenges. It will serve as a strategic framework guiding AICHR’s activities over the next five years, in line with the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and various Strategic Plans of Action under the ASEAN framework.
Scoop | Pengerusi AICHR Edmund Bon berkata Pelan Kerja Lima Tahun (2026- 2030) yang sedang dirangka perlu proaktif dan kekal relevan dengan perubahan semasa termasuk dalam menghadapi perkembangan kecerdasan buatan (AI), perubahan iklim dan ancaman keselamatan.
Free Malaysia Today | When calling for a solution to the crisis involving Myanmar nationals, Edmund Bon, Malaysia’s representative to AICHR, said taking in refugees would strain a host country’s resources, as funding is a challenge. Bon said he has conveyed the challenges that come with hosting refugees to AICHR’s Myanmar representative.
Bernama | Buat pertama kali sejak Suruhanjaya Antara Kerajaan ASEAN Mengenai Hak Asasi Manusia (AICHR) ditubuhkan, Malaysia membuka pembangunan Pelan Kerja Lima Tahun seterusnya (2026 hingga 2030) untuk konsultasi bersama masyarakat madani dan pihak berkepentingan.
Berita RTM | Pengerusi AICHR Edmund Bon berkata agenda hak kepada pembangunan menjadi antara fokus utama yang diketengahkan menerusi perbincangan strategik AICHR yang bermula hari ini selama dua hari. Menurut beliau, cabaran keselamatan bukan tradisional kini semakin ketara, termasuk isu pelarian, buruh paksa dan konflik.
Bernama | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon stated that Malaysia is spearheading efforts for ASEAN to adopt a landmark declaration on peace, development and sustainability to guide ASEAN’s future actions. The declaration aims to strengthen human rights and build an inclusive and resilient ASEAN community.
Scoop | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon called on ASEAN to act swiftly in addressing rising non-traditional security challenges such as refugee crises, forced labour, and conflict, warning that failure to do so could undermine the bloc’s relevance. He said the emergence of non-traditional security challenges has become increasingly evident across the region.
Astro Awani | Dua perbincangan AICHR berkaitan hak asasi manusia yang berlangsung pada 28 dan 29 April 2025 merupakan “sebahagian daripada inisiatif Malaysia dalam kepimpinan ASEAN tahun ini dan menekankan komitmen AICHR untuk membentuk agenda hak asasi manusia yang berpaksikan rakyat, berorientasikan rakyat dan berpandangan ke hadapan”.
Bernama | Malaysia will host two AICHR regional consultations on human rights to strengthen ASEAN’s commitment to a people-centred and inclusive agenda. The consultations form part of Malaysia’s broader initiatives in ASEAN this year, which underscore the regional body’s efforts to advance inclusive, sustainable, and gender-responsive programmes.
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 | AICHR hosted a lunch meeting with Pusat KOMAS, which currently serves as the convening secretariat for the ASEANPeoples@ASEAN2025 events. There was a frank and interactive exchange of information on, among others, AICHR’s priority programmes and thematic areas, and activities of the ASEANPeoples@ASEAN2025.
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.
Malay Mail | A 38-year-old woman who ended up living as a stateless person all her life — even though she should actually be a Malaysian — is now recognised as a Malaysian, after the National Registration Department recently helped correct an error in her birth certificate. She was represented by lawyer New Sin Yew.
The Star | New Sin Yew, counsel for R.K. Tamileswaaran, submitted that damages should be awarded to his client, a registered voter, for being denied his constitutional right to vote in the 2022 Johor state election. The lawyer proposed RM10,000 as an appropriate sum. The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the appeal.
AICHR | AICHR convened a regional consultation to develop its next Five-Year Work Plan. This marked the first time that AICHR has held an open consultation on its work plan, to consult, discuss and receive feedback and inputs from stakeholders.
AICHR | The 2nd AICHR Consultation on the Human Right to Development highlighted the importance of the right to development in all its facets and how the right relates to inclusive, equitable and sustainable development, poverty alleviation, environmental protection, and ASEAN peace.
Scoop | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon said AICHR’s Five-Year Work Plan (2026-2030) must be forward-looking and adaptable to global shifts such as the rise of artificial intelligence, climate change, and emerging security threats. The work plan will be pivotal in shaping the future direction of human rights in the region.
Bernama | AICHR’s Five-Year Work Plan (2026-2030) is aimed at strengthening the protection and promotion of human rights across Southeast Asia, amid evolving regional and global challenges. It will serve as a strategic framework guiding AICHR’s activities over the next five years, in line with the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and various Strategic Plans of Action under the ASEAN framework.
Scoop | Pengerusi AICHR Edmund Bon berkata Pelan Kerja Lima Tahun (2026- 2030) yang sedang dirangka perlu proaktif dan kekal relevan dengan perubahan semasa termasuk dalam menghadapi perkembangan kecerdasan buatan (AI), perubahan iklim dan ancaman keselamatan.
Free Malaysia Today | When calling for a solution to the crisis involving Myanmar nationals, Edmund Bon, Malaysia’s representative to AICHR, said taking in refugees would strain a host country’s resources, as funding is a challenge. Bon said he has conveyed the challenges that come with hosting refugees to AICHR’s Myanmar representative.
Bernama | Buat pertama kali sejak Suruhanjaya Antara Kerajaan ASEAN Mengenai Hak Asasi Manusia (AICHR) ditubuhkan, Malaysia membuka pembangunan Pelan Kerja Lima Tahun seterusnya (2026 hingga 2030) untuk konsultasi bersama masyarakat madani dan pihak berkepentingan.
Berita RTM | Pengerusi AICHR Edmund Bon berkata agenda hak kepada pembangunan menjadi antara fokus utama yang diketengahkan menerusi perbincangan strategik AICHR yang bermula hari ini selama dua hari. Menurut beliau, cabaran keselamatan bukan tradisional kini semakin ketara, termasuk isu pelarian, buruh paksa dan konflik.
Bernama | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon stated that Malaysia is spearheading efforts for ASEAN to adopt a landmark declaration on peace, development and sustainability to guide ASEAN’s future actions. The declaration aims to strengthen human rights and build an inclusive and resilient ASEAN community.
Scoop | AICHR Chair Edmund Bon called on ASEAN to act swiftly in addressing rising non-traditional security challenges such as refugee crises, forced labour, and conflict, warning that failure to do so could undermine the bloc’s relevance. He said the emergence of non-traditional security challenges has become increasingly evident across the region.
Astro Awani | Dua perbincangan AICHR berkaitan hak asasi manusia yang berlangsung pada 28 dan 29 April 2025 merupakan “sebahagian daripada inisiatif Malaysia dalam kepimpinan ASEAN tahun ini dan menekankan komitmen AICHR untuk membentuk agenda hak asasi manusia yang berpaksikan rakyat, berorientasikan rakyat dan berpandangan ke hadapan”.
Bernama | Malaysia will host two AICHR regional consultations on human rights to strengthen ASEAN’s commitment to a people-centred and inclusive agenda. The consultations form part of Malaysia’s broader initiatives in ASEAN this year, which underscore the regional body’s efforts to advance inclusive, sustainable, and gender-responsive programmes.
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 | AICHR hosted a lunch meeting with Pusat KOMAS, which currently serves as the convening secretariat for the ASEANPeoples@ASEAN2025 events. There was a frank and interactive exchange of information on, among others, AICHR’s priority programmes and thematic areas, and activities of the ASEANPeoples@ASEAN2025.
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.
Malay Mail | A 38-year-old woman who ended up living as a stateless person all her life — even though she should actually be a Malaysian — is now recognised as a Malaysian, after the National Registration Department recently helped correct an error in her birth certificate. She was represented by lawyer New Sin Yew.
The Star | New Sin Yew, counsel for R.K. Tamileswaaran, submitted that damages should be awarded to his client, a registered voter, for being denied his constitutional right to vote in the 2022 Johor state election. The lawyer proposed RM10,000 as an appropriate sum. The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the appeal.
