22-Jul-2009
Publication : Press Release
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday welcomed the endorsement by ASEAN Foreign Ministers of the terms of reference for the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, which she called "an important step forward" in the establishment of a new mechanism to protect and promote the human rights of people living in the ASEAN region.
Information Source : UN Human Rights Chief Welcomes Important Step Towards Establishment of ASEAN Commission on Human Rights