“Asean is taking baby steps ... I’m very sure we’ll be looking at a court in the near future.”While such a court would rely on the Asean Human Rights Declaration, he says that it would be useful to break certain specific rights into enforceable treaties. “One of the treaties we have signed is ACTIP (the Asean Convention Against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children). Commonalities between NGOs and ministries Is there greater awareness of human rights in Malaysia since the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights was established six years ago? In his role as the AICHR rep, Bon is hoping to get Malaysia to ratify the Asean Convention Against Trafficking. “The representatives are appointed by the governments but they are supposed to act in the best interests of the Asean region in terms of human rights.

Source: The Star July 09, 2016 23:03 UTC