The crafting of Asean's 'protector' role
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Vitit Muntarbhorn
Professor of law at Chulalongkorn University
published : 4 Aug 2021 at 04:00
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The plight of ethnic communities, particularly the Rohingya situation in Myanmar, is one of the major human rights issues the AICHR is concerned about. In this photo taken in 2018, Rohingya refugee women hold placards as they take part in a protest in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Reuters
The Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) was established just over a decade ago to promote and protect human rights in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). Yet, its activities, to date, have been more to do with promotion activities, such as workshops, rather than protection measures, such as to receive complaints and to provide remedies.