The ASEAN STUDIES CENTER
with support from the U.S. State Department, The Asia Foundation, and Freedom House
presents
The United States-ASEAN Symposium on the ASEAN Declaration on Human Rights
Following the adoption of the ASEAN Charter in 2008, ASEAN created the Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in late 2009. AICHR has been charged with the challenging task of drawing up an “ASEAN Declaration on Human Rights,” one that represents a definition of human rights acceptable to member countries with widely divergent political systems and governing philosophies. This Declaration is anticipated to be approved and released at the ASEAN Leaders Summit on November 19-20 in Cambodia. Featuring representatives from AICHR, the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC), and prominent NGO leaders from Southeast Asia and Washington, D.C. who specialize in human rights, the Symposium will provide valuable insights into the increasingly vibrant human rights colloquy now taking place within ASEAN.
Featuring Speakers:
Dr. Amitav Acharya, Professor and Chair, ASEAN Studies Center, American University
Mr. Daniel Baer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State
Mr. Rafendi Djamin, Representative of Indonesia to AICHR
Ms. Irene Fonacier-Fellizar, NGO Advisory Council to the UN Study on Violence against Children, Philippines
Dr. James Goldgeier, Dean, School of International Service, American University
Dr. Pek Koon Heng, Assistant Professor & Director, ASEAN Studies Center, American University
Dr. Robert Herman, Vice President, Regional Programs, Freedom House
Mr. Soe Myint, Editor-in-Chief, Mizzima News, Myanmar
Mr. Sunai Phasuk, Senior Researcher, Asia Division, Human Rights Watch, Thailand
Mr. Yap Swee Seng, Executive Director, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development FORUM-ASIA, Bangkok
Mr. Pa Nguon Teang, Executive Director, Cambodian Center for Independent Media
Lunch will be served. To RSVP, please email Nadia Bulkin at aseanstudiescenter@american.edu