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5 Dec 2024: An insurance agent, whose brother is on death row in Singapore for drug trafficking, submitted a memorandum to AICHR's Edmund Bon seeking intervention. amerbon.com/media/family-o…

5 Feb 2025: NRES Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said Malaysia has seen good progress and is working towards a consensus to have the ASEAN Declaration on Environmental Rights signed during its chairmanship this year. amerbon.com/media/malaysia…

5 Feb 2025: The ASEAN Declaration on Environmental Rights, which will be discussed by member states this month, has come a long way but it is widely viewed as a watered-down version, with inadequate representation of indigenous people. amerbon.com/media/msia-opt…

11 Feb 2025: The AICHR transition workshop on 10 Feb discussed the need to enhance cross-sectoral collaboration on HRs; and for AICHR’s work to be impactful through its adaptability, flexibility, and being balanced on the promotion and protection of HRs. amerbon.com/media/workshop…

Engagement with #AICHR, the human right body of #ASEAN, is one of the important plans I wish to pursue this year. As a first step, I had a brief meaningful meeting with Mr. Edmund Bon, representatives of # #AICHRMalaysia and Chair of AICHR 2025, over breakfast today.

15 Feb 2025: AICHR’s 40th meeting was chaired by Edmund Bon, Chair of AICHR in 2025 and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, who highlighted the ASEAN chairmanship theme “Inclusivity and Sustainability”. amerbon.com/media/press-re…

Edmund Bon Tai Soon, chair of ASEAN’s human rights commission, expressed support for Myanmar refugees and migrants at the “Free Myanmar Now: Diaspora Resistance and the Fight for Democracy” forum in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Photo: The Irrawaddy #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

AICHR Chair Edmund Bon delivered statement at #HRC58 to reaffirm 🇲🇾's commitment as ASEAN Chair 2025 to advance human rights. He emphasised an ASEAN-led whole-of-ASEAN approach to peace, inclusive growth & sustainable development. AICHR also called for closer cooperation with HRC

26 Feb 2025: Listen to remarks by Edmund Bon delivered during the first occasion that an AICHR Chair has addressed the high-level segment of a UN Human Rights Council session. He called on the Council to fight for human rights together with the AICHR. youtube.com/watch?v=p8Tm91…

This month, UNDP Business and Human Rights Agents of Change partnered with AICHR to organise a consultation with youth & civil society on the proposed: 🌱ASEAN Declaration on the #R2HE ✊ASEAN Declaration on Peace, Inclusive Growth, Sustainable Development and Right to Development

AICHR Chair Edmund Bon Tai Soon emphasised that the declarations should be aspirational, inspirational, and complementary, with Malaysia pushing for the environmental rights of communities in vulnerable situations. 📷: AICHR

Last month, #MyUNDP in partnership with AICHR Malaysia and EU in Malaysia gathered youth & climate policy advocates to unpack what a good #R2HE Declaration, through a #BizHR lens, would look like for ASEAN. UNDP Business and Human Rights Watch the 📹: bit.ly/UNDPBHRxR2HEHi…

27 Mar 2025: The Madani Government is setting up a committee to review three major pieces of criminal legislation with an 18-month timeframe. Lawyer Edmund Bon spoke to BFM about the key areas of reform that need urgent attention. amerbon.com/media/institut…

AICHR Press Release on the Deadly Earthquakes in Myanmar and Thailand on 28 March 2025. Learn more: aichr.org/news/aichr-pre…

On May 13, the 4th #AICHR-🇯🇵 Interface Meeting was held at the ASEAN HQ/SEC. AICHR and 🇯🇵 agreed to deepen cooperation by formulating new projects in the field of “Business and Human Rights”, aligned with the AICHR FIVE-YEAR WORK PLAN and the THEMATIC AREAS OF WORK.

PRESS RELEASE: MALAYSIA LAUNCHES ASEAN STUDY ON THE RIGHT TO PEACE AND ACTIONABLE PLATFORM TO ADVANCE PATHWAYS TO PEACE IN ASEAN, 1-2 JULY 2025

Dato’ Seri Utama Hj Mohamad bin Hj Hasan, 🇲🇾 Foreign Minister & Chair of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), chaired the Interface with all Representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), together with Timor-Leste, on 8 July 2025. (1/3)

The AMM was briefed by Mr. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Chair of AICHR & Representative of AICHR 🇲🇾, on the AICHR Annual Report 2025, programme & activities for 2024-2025 & 2025-2026 calendar, AICHR's new Five-Year Work Plan 2026-2030, and the status of two key draft Declarations. (2/3)

The draft Declarations are: (i) ASEAN Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment; and (ii) ASEAN Declaraiton on Promoting the Right to Development and Peace Towards Realising Inclusive and Sustainable Development. (3/3) #WismaPutra #58AMMPMC