ASEAN Civil Society

With its new charter, three regional community blueprints, and newly established monitoring mechanisms, including the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has claimed to be a “people-centered” institution dedicated to a peaceful, democratic, prosperous and “caring and sharing” region. Recognizing new opportunities for expanded people participation in ASEAN affairs, PEF has been involved in ongoing efforts to strengthen Thai civil society’s engagement with ASEAN, with particular focus on grassroots communities.

 Activities

  • Community monitoring mechanism for the AICHR and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural and Socio-Political Community Blueprints
  • Community radio programs on ASEAN
  • Participation in the ASEAN People’s Forum / ASEAN Civil Society Conference parallel process
  • Thailand focal point for ASEAN human rights mechanism (AICHR) campaigns
  • Thai-Indonesian civil society exchange program (2009)
  • Thai National Process on ASEAN (2008) 

 

 

Title Type
Khmer-Thai people's reconciliation event slideshow News
ASEAN network meeting slideshow News
Civil society groups pressure AICHR to hold ASEAN governments accountable for human rights issues Links
Joint NGO Statement to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights on the Protection of Refugees in Southeast Asia News
”It is the main task of AIHCR to address the problem of cross-border human rights. . .” Links
Summary of ASEAN Civil Society Discussion and Proposals Resource
2008 Thai National Process on ASEAN Resource
ASEAN Human Rights Body: To Serve and Protect Resource