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Joint Statement: Civil Society Denounces Adoption of Flawed ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
Disregarding the deep concerns expressed by senior United Nations officials, human rights experts and hundreds of civil society and grassroots organisations at the national, regional and international levels, ASEAN leaders nonetheless adopted yesterday an “ASEAN Human Rights Declaration” that undermines, rather than affirms, international human rights law and standards. The document is a declaration of government powers disguised as a declaration of human rights.It is deplorable that the governments of ASEAN have insisted on making a Declaration that implies that their people are less deserving of human rights than the people of Europe, Africa or the Americas. The people of ASEAN should never accept a lower level of protection of their human rights than the rest of the world.
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Phnom Penh Statement on the Adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD)
WE, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), on the occasion of the 21st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia;
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Joint Statement: Civil Society Denounces Adoption of Flawed ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
Disregarding the deep concerns expressed by senior United Nations officials, human rights experts and hundreds of civil society and grassroots organisations at the national, regional and international levels, ASEAN leaders nonetheless adopted yesterday an “ASEAN Human Rights Declaration” that undermines, rather than affirms, international human rights law and standards. The document is a declaration of government powers disguised as a declaration of human rights.It is deplorable that the governments of ASEAN have insisted on making a Declaration that implies that their people are less deserving of human rights than the people of Europe, Africa or the Americas. The people of ASEAN should never accept a lower level of protection of their human rights than the rest of the world.
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ASEAN Human Rights Declaration Limited by ‘morality’ Say Women’s Organisations
The Southeast Asian Women´s Caucus on ASEAN has expressed disappointment in the final version of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) adopted by ASEAN leaders on 18 November 2012.
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Phnom Penh Statement on the Adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD)
WE, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), on the occasion of the 21st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia;
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Joint Statement: Civil Society Denounces Adoption of Flawed ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
Disregarding the deep concerns expressed by senior United Nations officials, human rights experts and hundreds of civil society and grassroots organisations at the national, regional and international levels, ASEAN leaders nonetheless adopted yesterday an “ASEAN Human Rights Declaration” that undermines, rather than affirms, international human rights law and standards. The document is a declaration of government powers disguised as a declaration of human rights.It is deplorable that the governments of ASEAN have insisted on making a Declaration that implies that their people are less deserving of human rights than the people of Europe, Africa or the Americas. The people of ASEAN should never accept a lower level of protection of their human rights than the rest of the world.
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ASEAN Human Rights Declaration Limited by ‘morality’ Say Women’s Organisations
The Southeast Asian Women´s Caucus on ASEAN has expressed disappointment in the final version of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) adopted by ASEAN leaders on 18 November 2012.
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CCHR Extends a Warm Welcome to US President Barack Obama on his Historic Visit to Cambodia and Urges him to Raise Human Rights as a Matter of Priority
Tomorrow, 19 November 2012, US President Barack Obama arrives in Phnom Penh to attend the ASEAN and East Asia Summits. The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) would like to extend a warm welcome to him and his delegation on this historic visit to Cambodia, and hopes that it will be productive.
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CCHR Extends a Warm Welcome to US President Barack Obama on his Historic Visit to Cambodia and Urges him to Raise Human Rights as a Matter of Priority
Tomorrow, 19 November 2012, US President Barack Obama arrives in Phnom Penh to attend the ASEAN and East Asia Summits. The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) would like to extend a warm welcome to him and his delegation on this historic visit to Cambodia, and hopes that it will be productive.
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CCHR Extends a Warm Welcome to US President Barack Obama on his Historic Visit to Cambodia and Urges him to Raise Human Rights as a Matter of Priority
Tomorrow, 19 November 2012, US President Barack Obama arrives in Phnom Penh to attend the ASEAN and East Asia Summits. The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) would like to extend a warm welcome to him and his delegation on this historic visit to Cambodia, and hopes that it will be productive.
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CCHR Extends a Warm Welcome to US President Barack Obama on his Historic Visit to Cambodia and Urges him to Raise Human Rights as a Matter of Priority
Tomorrow, 19 November 2012, US President Barack Obama arrives in Phnom Penh to attend the ASEAN and East Asia Summits. The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) would like to extend a warm welcome to him and his delegation on this historic visit to Cambodia, and hopes that it will be productive.
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ASEAN Democracy and Free and Fair Elections
Key challenges to achieve a democratic framework include: the electoral system, in particular the seat allocation formula, election administration, election dispute resolution, voter’s registration, electoral justice, election observation, election and gender equality, equal access for people with disabilities and other vulnerable persons, party and campaign financing, transparent declaration of politician asset, equal and equitable access to media, military, police and civil servant neutrality, use of state resources, election-related conflict and the use of technology in elections.
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