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On 22-23 October 2012At Imperial Garden Villa and Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

REPORTOFTHE 2NDWORKSHOP ON

Strengthening ASEAN

Human Rights Systems

through Civil Societys

Advocacy

The report was prepared by:

CHRAC Secretariat


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REPORT OF THE 2ND WORKSHOP ON Strengthening ASEAN Human Rights Systems through Civil Societys Advocacy

REPORTOF

THE 2NDWORKSHOP ONStrengthening ASEAN

Human Rights Systems

through Civil Societys

Advocacy

On 22-23 October 2012At Imperial Garden Villa and Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia


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Day 1 - Regional Human Rights Systems: Dynamisms,Challenges and Opportunities & the Role o Civil

Society ........................................................................ 01

. Welcome.remark................................................. 02

. Introduction.of.the.workshop.objectives........ 04

. Plenary.1:.The.Evolution.of.

the regional human rights systems:

Are.we.in.the.right.direction?........................... 05

. Plenary.2:.Cross-Regional.Advocacy.

Agenda in Strengthening Human Rights

Systems: meaning, indicators and bases

(each.speaker.should.represent.one.case.study) .................................................................... 10

Day 2 - Regional Human Rights Systems: Civil Society

Agenda or the next three years ............................ 13

. Plenary.4:.The.life.after.the.adoption.of.

AHRD ..................................................................... 14

. Finalization.of.the.Statement.and.

Recommendation ................................................ 18

. Special.sessions ................................................. 23

. Closing.remark.by.the.co-organizers .............. 26

annexes ................................................................................... 27

. Agenda ................................................................. 28

. CSOs.Recommendations................................... 30

. List.of.participants .............................................. 32

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Day 1 - Rgio H Right st:Di, Chg dOortiti & th Ro o Ciisocit


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WelCOme speeCHmr. Th sr, Chirro o CHRaC/ pridt o aDHOC

Below.is.the.original.message.from. Mr.Thun.Saray.during.the.rst.day.of.the.2nd.Workshop.

on. Strengthening. ASEAN. Human. Rights.Systems through Civil Society Advocacy.

First. of. all,. let. me. warmly. welcome. to. all.

distinguished. guests,. speakers,. partners.and colleagues coming rom Cambodia, the

ASEAN.region.and.other.regions.to.attend.this.

important.workshop

Ladies,.gentlemen.and.distinguished.guests!

This.2nd.Workshop.on.Strengthening.ASEAN.

Human.Rights.Systems.through.Civil.Societys.Advocacy. is. a. follow-up. event. of. the. rst.

workshop,. which. was. held. in. Bali. last. year.

and. organized. by. Human. Rights. Working.

Group. (HRWG). Indonesia. At. this. crucial.

time. while. Cambodia.is. chairing.ASEAN. this.

year, the Cambodian Human Rights Action

Committee (CHRAC), the Cambodian Human

Rights and Development Association (ADHOC)

and.HRWG.are.organizing.once.again.the.2nd.

Workshop.in.Phnom.Penh.today.and.tomorrow.

Tomorrow. marks. the. 3rd. Anniversary. of. the.

creation. of. the. ASEAN. Intergovernmental.

Commission.on.Human.Rights.(AICHR),.which.

is held under the Cambodian chairmanship in

Phnom Penh too.

The.main.objectives.of.this.two-day.workshop.are:

1. To. discuss. the. evolution,. key. challenges.and opportunities o regional systems

upholding.human.rights.and.civil.societys.role;

2. To.explore.the.most.effective.and.strategic.

ways.of.sharing.experiences.and.expertise.to strengthen cooperation across regions

and.countries.toward.the.goal.of.creating.credible regional human rights bodies.

Our gathering today is refecting our

commitments and contribution to achieving an

ASEAN.Community,.which.is.being.undertaken.

by. our. leaders. The. role. of. civil. society,.

particularly. NGOs,. in. the. ASEAN. region. is.

very.signicant.not.just.only.to.ll.the.gaps.by.

our governments but also to help monitor the

Community progress and processes in order

to. fully. realize. the. goal. of. the. regional. bloc.

Furthermore. we. help. to. attain. the. regions.

vision to promote and respect human rights in

the.region.as.envisaged.in.the.ASEAN.Charter

This.workshop.is.a.place.not.only.for.hearing.

perspectives and updates o our colleagues


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from.different.countries.in.the.ASEAN.region,.but also it is a venue or us to learn rom each

other, and share strengths, solidarity and

common voices in order to better the civil

societys. engagement. with. ASEAN. leaders,.particularly in the eld o human rights,

through. the. regions. different. human. rights.

mechanisms.As.you.know.ASEAN.was.slow.

to. start. establishing. ASEAN. human. rights.

mechanism. in. the. region. if. compared. with.other human rights mechanism in other region.

As. we. have. witnessed. so. far,. three. main.

human.rights.systems.in.ASEAN.established.

known. as:. (1). the. ASEAN. Intergovernmental.

Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), (2)the. ASEAN. Commission. for. the. Promotion.

and. Protection. of. the. Rights. of. Women. and.

Children.(ACWC). which. are.performing. their.respective roles and mandates pursuant to

their. Terms. of. References. AICHR. has. no.protection mandate yet to ensure human rights

of.the.people.in.the.region.are.well.protected,.

and. furthermore. the. draft. ASEAN. Human.

Rights.Declaration.lack.of. consultations.with.

civil.society,.and.transparency.However,.we.

also note that there is still in deed al lot moreeorts to be made or contributed rom dierent

stakeholders,.especially.from.us.as.a.relevant.actor to engage, lobby, advocate and even

push these mechanisms to ully implement

their mandate more eectively, responsively

and transparently to the current human rights

challenges.we.all.are.facing.today.

Ladies,.gentlemen.and.colleagues!

With. your. active. participation,. discussion.

and. contribution. during. these. two. days,. we.are.hopeful.that.in.the.end.we.will.be.more.

knowledgeable. on. the. ASEANs. . . human.rights systems, and better inormed o other

regional.human. rights. systems,. which. could.be contributing to strengthening our regional

human.rights.system.in.the.later.stage.With.

this.workshop.operation,.on.behalf. of.the. co-

organizers,.I.do.believe.that.you.will.be.learning.

and.sharing.more.with.each.other.relevant.key.issues, challenges and best practices so that

we. can. build. our. knowledge. and. advocacy.

strategies.in.dealing.with.human.rights.issues.

in.our.ASEAN.region

Finally,. on. behalf. of. CHRAC,. HRGW. and.

ADHOC,. I. wish. you. a. pleasant. stay. in.Cambodia and a successul debate during

these. two-days. May. I. take. this. opportunity.

also.to.thank.to.Open.Society.Foundation.and.

Swedish. Sida. for. their. contribution. to. make.this event happening.

Thank. you. very. much. for. your. participation.

and.kind.attention!.


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InTRODuCTIOn anD ObjeCTIve O THe WORksHOpm. y Whigr, sior adior o asean d H Right, HRWG

Yuyun,.rst.of.all,.thanked.to.the.co-organizers.

(CHRAC and ADHOC) or hosting this event in

Phnom. Penh. Then,. she. warmly. welcomed.

and. thanked. to. all. the. participants. coming.

from. various. countries. in. the. ASEAN. region.The. workshop. today. was. so. crucial,. she.

highlighted.as.it.would.give.us.to.think.of.how.

to.react.to.the.adoption.of.current.draft.ASEAN.

Human. Rights. Declaration. (AHRD),. which. so.

worried. the.civil. society. as. it. falls. below.the.

international. standards. of. human. rights. The.

ASEAN. Intergovernmental. Commission. on.

Human Rights (AICHR), under the Cambodian

chairmanship and ater several consultations

with.civil.society.at.both.national.and.regional.

level, aimed at astening the adoption othe. draft. as. its. current. form. Therefore. with.

this. move,. we. as. civil. society. should. play.

very. important. role. in. looking. in. the. feasible.

advocacy. strategies. to. deal. with. it,. and. we.

would. also. try. to. have. a. joint. statement. that.

would.come.up.as.the.result.of.this.workshop.

to.reect.on.the.outcomes.and.the.key.concern.

in. next. month. ASEAN. Summit,. as. well. as. in.

particular.with.regard.to.the.work.of.AICHR.in.the next three-year mandate.

Then.she.moved.on.to.explain.about.the.two-

day. workshop. agenda,. and. highlighting. an.

expected. outcome. of. the. joint. statement.

drafted. during. this. workshop. and. presented.

in a Press Conerence by civil society. During

this. conference,. there. would. also. be. some.

selective. representatives. to. join. and. convey.

the.group.messages.with.particular.to.the.work.of.ASEAN.and.AICHR.She.also.told.that.a.day.

before.this.workshop.(on.21st).we.organized.a.

media.brieng.aiming.to.inform.about.the.work.

of.AICHR.within.its.three-year.term.that.would.

be ended by 23rd October. She also inormed

that.while.we.were.at.this.workshop,.the.AICHR.

led.by.Cambodia.AICHR.would.also.gathered.in.

Phnom Penh on 23 Oct to commemorate the

1st Anniversary o the AICHR and launched its

website.as.well.as...the.booklet.about.AICHR

After. the. plenaries,. there. would. follow. by.

two. special. sessions. on. Cambodias. role. in.addressing its past human rights violations (i.e.

genocide,.or. crimes. against. humanity). which.

would. be. benecial. to. the. strengthening. of.the role o regional human rights mechanism

including AICHR to intervene urther in any

cases considered as the mass human rights

violations. that. would. be. happening. in. the.

region.as.well.She.explained.that.this.kind.of.

workshop. was. more. relax. and. participatory.approach,. that. was. why. she. urged. the.participants to give their opinions reely and

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plenaRy 1: THe evOluTIOn O THe ReGIOnal Human RIGHTssysTems: aRe We In THe RIGHT DIReCTIOn?modrtor: m. j pcri, ecti Dirctor o Wlb, th phiii

sr:. HE. Rafendi. Djamin,. Indonesias.

Representative to the AICHRThe.full.presentation.of.HE.Djamin.was.shown,.

and.below.were.key.points.raised.during.the.

course.of.the.workshop

Prior. to. his. speech,. rst. of. all,. he. thanked.

the. organizers,. CHRAC,. ADHOC,. and. HRWG.

for. organizing. this. important.workshop.This.

event. was. very. signicant. after. three. years.

of.AICHRs.work.has.completed.The.mandate.

of. Indonesian. AICHR. representative. would.also be ended by this month, and thereore

a. representative. could. also. old. or. new. one.to.join. in.the. regional.human.rights. body.We.

did.not.know.about.other.representatives.from.

other.ASEAN.member.states.as.well.including.

the current chair Cambodian representative.

Mr. Raendi stressed the important that many

years.ago,.ASEAN.had.neither.human.rights.Charter nor mechanism, despites its norms

including other human rights conventions that

were.ratied.by.the.member.states.Then.there.

were. some. evolutions. in. ASEAN. in. regards.to its regional Human Rights Mechanism as

follows:

. AICHR.was.created.in.2009;

. ACWC.was.created.in.2010;

. ACMW.was.created.in.2008;

Back.in.1967,.the.main.objective.of.creation.of.

ASEAN. was. to. maintain.regional. peace. and.

security,.economic.cooperation.Back.in.2000,.Indonesia proposed on political sphere in

the region including governance, democracy

and. human. rights. If. compared. with. other.

regions,.human.rights.were.not.discussed.at.

all.at.the.early.stage.To.initiate.a.charter.of.

ASEAN.has.taken.time,.then.it.was.achieved.in 2007.

Measuring AICHR:

. consensus.on.ToR.of.AICHR.in.2009,.limited.


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protection mechanism;

institutional building: strengthening

. AICHR.creation.was.challenged.including.the mandate, the name, and the person

who.will.serve.this.commission;

consensus= building up engagement,

assurance,.trust.and.the.commitment.will.be implemented institutional building:

. ToR:. election. of. the. representative.

can.discuss.with.civil.society

. Secretariat.has.from.two.to.four.staffs.to help AICHR, but at the national level,

because. of. each. countrys. foreign.

affairs. (which. not. focus. only. AICHR,.but other issues);

. functioning. and. engaging. with. other.

ASEAN.bodies.that.dealt.with.human.rights;

14 Mandates o AICHRChart:

- Protection and Promotion mandate

. Development strategies to promote and

protect human rights

mandate 10: obtaining inormation

rom member states

- there is no guideline, but conduct

thematic.studies.(CSR);.the.way.

engage the member states;

-. thematic. workshopsuseful.process.to.engage.stakeholders.in.

the.region.(women,.and.children);

- obtaining inormation

Mr.Rafendis.key.concluded.observations.for.

this.topic.were.the.following:

. It.is.just.three.years.of.AICHR.so.that.it.is.

so.early.to.have.full.and.critical.judgment.

over.its.work.and.the.implementation.of.its.

mandate;

. It. might. need. long. advocacy. and. keep.pushing and because many other member

states. change. their. attitudes. toward.

human.rights.in.its.own.context.in.general.and in the region in particular;

. For.the. rst. stage,. AICHR.can. be. a.rm.orum to create understanding, building

trust. about. human. rights. within. ASEAN.

contexthow.is.human.rights.critical,.and.

acknowledging.of. the.role.of.civil.society.in promoting and protecting human rights;

. It. is. the. only. process. that. deals. with.

human rights issues in the region at themoment;

It needs more time to create engagement

procedures.with.AICHR.as.a.whole.or.an.individual AICHR representative in order

to build trust and relationship among them

and civil society;

sr:mr. Did pdi, orr ittcti crtr, Inter-AmericanCommission.on.Human.Rights,.professor.of.law.

in.the.Philippines.focusing.on.the.Challenges.and lessons rom Inter-American commission

on.human.rights.that.can.be.useful.for.ASEAN

First.of.all.he.said.that.he.was.so.interested.

in. what. has. been. going. on. in. Southeast.

Asia,. especially. the. current. move. toward.

the. adoption. of. an. ASEAN. Human. Rights.

Declaration. (AHRD). and. the. passive. work.

of. AICHR. in. the. rst. term. it. has. worked. in.

promoting.human.rights.in.the.ASEAN.region

He then started his presenting by ocusing on

the. works.of. the. Inter-American.Commission.

on Human Rights. He brieed a little bit about

the.background.and.the. initiative.to.establish.

a commission on human rights. He said that

after.the.World.War.II,.in.1948.member.states.

o the American states came together to

create. a. declaration. on. Human. Rights. with.

the. participation. of. 35. member. states. The.

Commission. on. Human. Rights. was. created.

in.1959.The.key.roles.of.the.commission.are.to receive communication rom individual

complaints. from. the. member. states. The.

Commission had initiated and drated some

signicant treaties or example, the treaties

on. violence. against. women,. prevention. of.torture. It also established norms, standard

setting, and several other protocols (i.e. on

death. penalty). These. human. rights. norms.and principles shall be applied in the member

states.

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accountability o state members; but it sets

up a lot o guiding human rights principles

ocusing in the Inter-American states region

in.addition.to.the.states.ratication.to.other.international human rights treaties. He raised

some examples o the successul stories o

the.Commissions.work.in.dealing.with.human.

rights. such. as:. in. a. war. among. its. member.states (Honduras and other), the commission

jumped.in.to.help.address.the.issue;.in.1990s.in Bogota, a group o rebel got hostage, then

there. was. negotiation. with. the. government.and rebels, but the commission played a

role.as.a.mediator.between.the.two.parties.leaders.

Dr. Padilla then explained about the some

special measures that are used under the

Commission in orm o recommendations,which. are. more. specic. on. issues. (ie.

should. do. or.should. not. do). while.the. Court.

of.Human.Rights.issued.a.lot.decision.which.

then. became. the. jurisprudences. for. other.

cases implemented in the member states.

Then,. apart. from. the. Commission,. they. also.

established. a. Court. of. Human. Rights. within.

the Inter-American system that can hand

down. binding. decisions. that. are. sometimes.

specic.on.issues.it.dealt.with.and.sometimes.

in a more general.

Professor. Padilla. suggested. the. following.

lessons rom the Inter-American Commission

for.ASEAN:

. ASEAN. should. encourage. the. member.

states.to.strengthen.the.work.of.AICHR.in.

dealing.with.human.rights.in.the.region;

. Create. and. strengthen. a. Secretariat. (of.

AICHR) that shall play very important role in

assisting the AICHR to ulll its mandates.

Those. should. include:. permanent. staffs,.good leadership, clear and persistent

und-raising strategies, budgeting and

accountability, and regular sta meeting

for. updating. and. follow-up. This. reects.a good lesson rom the Inter-American

system.where.a.Secretariat.is.quite.strong.

with. adequate. stafng. that. could. help.the ocers and Commissioners o the

Commission,.because.they.just.work.part-

time,.not.paid.jobs,.but.practicing;

. Constructive. way. and. communication.

shall be important principles becausethe. consensus. decision. making. style.

of. ASEAN/AICHR. shall. be. focusing. on.

themes rather than strategic issues that

are under the mandate;

. Participation. and. engagement. of. the.civil society in the process is very

recommended in order that the AICHR can

have.an.overview.on.human.rights.issues.

in.the.region.it.is.working.on;....

sr:mr. ad ki abebe, Ctr orH Right, uirit o prtoriMr. Abebe. could. not. attend. the. workshop.

due.to.his.ight.trouble;.however,.he.shared.

his. presentation. Below.is. the. extract. of.his.presentation.

Normative.framework:

. African. Charter. on. Human. and. Peoples.

Rights.(1986)

. Protocol.on.the.Rights.of.Women.in.Africa.(2005)

. African.Charter.on.the.Rights.and.Welfare.

of.Children.(1999)

. African.Charter. on. Democracy,.Elections.

and Governance (2012)

. And.others.such.as.on.corruption.(2006),.

IDPs,. refugees(1974),. conservation. of.

nature

. Articles. 60. and. 61. of. the. African.

Charter reer to international and

African. instruments. (model. for. ASEAN.Declaration?)

Institutional.framework

. African. Commission. on. Human. and.

Peoples.Rights

. African. Court. on. Human. and. Peoples.

Rights

. African. Committee. on. the. Rights. and.

Welfare.of.Children.

. African.Court.of.Justice.and.Human.Rights.

- in the pipeline merging the Arican Courtof. Human. and. Peoples. Rights. with. the.

African.Court.of.Justice;.also.discussions.

to.give.it.criminal.jurisdiction.

. Sub-regional. systems. and. Courts:.

ECOWAS,.EEC,.SADC

Arican Commission: Membership

. Composed. of. 11. members.of.the.highest.

reputation,.known.for.their.high.morality,.integrity, impartiality and competence in

matters o human and peoples rights.

. Serve.in.their.personal.capacity.. Challenges. in. the. beginning:. politically.

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were. members;. not. a. major. problem.anymore

. Gender:.initially. all.men;.now. 7.out. of. 11.

are.women,.including.the.Chairperson.and.

Deputy Chairperson

. Challenge:.nomination. process..lessons.

from.ASEAN?.An.AU.note.verbal.calls.for.participatory national processes

aric Coiio: ctio

ctio Ctd

Resolutions

Promotional

Protection

Communication

State communications

Fact-nding.missions

Individual

communications

State reports Promotional visits etc

Thematic.egair trial

Country specic e.g.

Mali


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Role or CSOs: Promotional unctions

. Commission.has.robust.relationship.with.CSOs

. NGO.Forum.preceding.the.ordinary.

sessions.of.the.Commission..major.platorm to shape the agenda and

outcomes o the Sessions

. Shadow.reports

. Proposing.resolutions.and.even.Protocols.

(CSOs.played.a.major.role.in.the.drafting.

of.the.Womens.Protocol)

. Supporting.promotional.missions.

Specic personal experiences:

. Drafting.model.access.to.information.law.

. General.Comment.on.women.and.HIV

. Establishment.of.Committee.on.HIV/AIDS

. Preparation.of.shadow.reports.almost.

every year

Role o CSOs: protection mandate

. Almost.all.communications.before.the.

Commission submitted by CSOs

. Specic.personal.experiences.example.

. Case.against.Angola.

. Amicus.curiae.submissions

. Supporting.Commissioners.during.fact-

nding missions

Challenges. Some.normative.defects:.But.has.been.

dispelled through creative interpretations

and thematic resolutions o the

Commission - similar problems in the

ASEAN.Declaration?

. But.major.challenges.are.practical.

. Failure.to.report.periodically.(every.

two.years)

Implementation challenges:

communications, concluding

observations, provisional measures,resolutions:.The.Court.expected.to.

help in this regard

Resource constraints (orcing the

Commission to ocus on promotional

unctions)

Visibility problems: the Commission as

elitist,.very.few.people.know.about.it.(CSOs can help in this regard)

. Communications.take.too.long to resolve: some pending

communications submitted in 2002

Participation and transparency o

appointment process

Conclusion

. Things.improving.overtime.but.there.is.a.lot to be desired

. CSOs.have.been.and.continue.to.be.the.

LIFELINE.of.the.Commission.in.achieving.

both its promotional and protectionmandates..this.is.a.big.lesson.for.the.

ASEAN.Commission.

Question.&.Answer:

(1). How.the.commission.was.set.up?

(2). How.to.ensure.the.independence.

in.implementing.the.work?

A-. The.independence.coming.from.

the.works.and.decision.of.each.individual representative in

performing.their.tasks.However.

this.takes.times;(3) Individual complaint to AICHR

(4). Information.ow,.but.it.is.hard.to.disseminate inormation to other.

(5). What.mechanism.to.push.ASEAN.member states to apply human

rights.standards,.ie.court,.or.law.on reedom o expression that

can benet all the member states(2 countries adopted access to

information.law)?

(6). How.Inter-American.commission.

deal.or.conict.with.national.

human.rights.institution?.how.the regional mechanism can

intervene issues at the national

level?

(7). Can.make.more.advocacy.to.spread it out to other sub-region,

or.ASIAN.HR.Commission.taking.the strengthening o AICHR.


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plenaRy 2: CROss-ReGIOnal aDvOCaCy aGenDa InsTRenGTHenInG Human RIGHTs sysTems: meanInG,InDICaTORs anD bases (eaCH speakeR sHOulD RepResenT OneCase sTuDy)Thi r w odrtd mr. ko ph, cti dirctor o COmRel. H highightd tht thiio wod oc o (1) CsO prticitio /c; (2) Cotrit o rgio h right withtio t (coorit o rgio cotio to tio w); d (3) eort to tih or r rgio cotio

sr:. Ms. Viviana. Krsticevic,. Executive.Director.of.Center.for.Justice.and.International.

Law.(CEJIL)..(the.video.could.not.work)

sr:. Ms. Yuyun. Wahyuningrum,. Senior.Advisor.on.ASEAN.and.Human.Rights,.HRWG.Indonesia.

Her.full.presentation.was.shown,.and.below.was.key.points.were.raised.during.her..speech

Human.rights.in.ASEAN.come.from

. Engagement.among.civil.society;

. Interaction. between. national,. regional.and international actors;

national opening contributing to regional

openness;

Human rights mechanism established in

the region

Advocacy agenda by civil society 3 Cs

Convention

. Commission:.ACWC,.AICHR,.ACMWCourt

So.it.is.important.for.the.civil.society.to.look.into these aspects. Strategies to bring AICHR

to be:

accountable

transparent

independent

responsive;

. regional.networking,.at.the.regional.level,.

national. level. (training,. workshops). in.bringing understanding among peoples;

lot o complaints that many people do not

understand these human rights;

engage to the ocials o the member

states

denition or human rights mechanism that

we.want;.NGOs.have.worked.with.ASEAN.

Secretariat,. ofcials. and. the. UN. with.

regard.to.ASEAN.mechanism;

. work.with.the.national.secretariat,.getting.

involved. with. them,. ie. in. Indonesia. to.push or national selection process o

representative o AICHR through national

secretariat. It gives precedence to other


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practice. in. other. countries. in. Thailand.

and. the. Philippines. This. will. give. best.

practices.to.others.We.engage.with.both.national level and regional level to build

up.the.efforts.During.the.engagement,.we.can build trust among them.

. Element.of.3.Cs.inuence:priority;

standard setting

agenda setting;

infuencing on the process

opinion building

crossing over rom civil society to be

government ocial;

Representative (Raendi and

Sriphapha).in.AICHR.help.us.to.keep.pushing issues and discourses on

human rights to be discussed; opening

up, moving, expanding the space rominside-system o AICHR;

. ie.AHRD.consultation.processthere.

were. chances,. different. channels.

to. open. space. for. engagement. with.

AICHR;. we. need. to. push. through.

different.ways.in.order.to.make.AICHR.

work.and.talk.to.us,.including.the.boss.

o AICHR (oreign ministers);

Current initiatives:

-. ACSC/APF

-. APF.on.AICHR;-. Venue:.ASEAN.ministerial.meeting,.

inormal meeting (interace

meeting),. dialogues. with. ASEAN.

S-G,. with. CPRs. (ie. ASEAN. SG.

meeting. with. civil. society,. with.

other CPRs participation in the

meeting);

-. working. formality:. formal. versus.

inormal;

-. ASEAN.ambassadors.want.to.have.

kinds.of.informal.meeting.with.civil.society, not only ocus on human

rights, but on other issues..

-. Status. of. engagement. with. HR.mechanism:

. some. changes. from. listening.to civil society not aliated

with.ASEAN;

. engagement. with. HRWG:.

informal.dinner.with.ACWC;

. formal. sessions. have.increased the number o the

members. of. ACWC. or. AICHR.to.meet.with.civil.society;

. ToR.and.its.timelines

. need. review. ToR,. and. it.

will. be. reviewed. under.chairmanship o Myanmar;

it be good or bad in terms

of.substance.of.the.ToR;

-. Lessons.learnt:

. Civil.society.has.played.critical.

role. in.making. AICHR.as. it. is.move active;

. sectoral. bodies. bring. civil.society to their meetings;

Challenges:

. government. control. of. civil. societys.gathering and movement;

. AICHR. establishes. many. tasks. force. on.

LGBT,.migrant.workers,.IPs;

change can happen rom outside and

inside the system; the more civil societyin, the more transparent system is;

What.to.do.next:

. new.composition. of.AICHR.can. be.(good.

or bad);

. 2014:. review. of. ToR,. we. can. add. more.

new. mandate. (by. interpreting. the.

declaration.) but cannot separate

depending on the independence o the

AICHR)

. ASEAN.Charter.view.in.2013. AICHR.will.be.working.on.the.Convention.

on. Human. Right. (legally. binding)what.

can.we.do.and.prepare;

more unding on human rights system

(regional character);

. AICHR.Secretariat.will.be.set.up.under.the.

supervision. by. ASEAN. Secretariat. (how.

can.we.react.to.this,.as.it.is.still.uncertain);

Arican system is even beyond the

mandates: private session, ocial meeting

or inormal; civil society can observethe session through the sending to the

commissioner;.the.way.the.commissioner.interpret its mandate;

. AICHR. wants. to. replace. the. word.

investigation/. fact. nding. mission,. but.

study

AICHR:

. legal.advice.by.AICHR.to.other.ASEAN.sectoral bodies on human rights;

. building.trusts.with.diplomats;

. general. attitude. to. respect. what.

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Gro dicio:In.the.afternoon,.there.were.three.groups.divided.to.discuss.on.the.following.in.order.for.coming.up.a.joint.

statement.on.the.second.day.of.the.workshop.

Gro 1: oc o Gro 2: Gro 3:

. standard.setting;

. institutional.building;

. AICHR.mandates. human.rights.priorities/

discusses

What.would.be.the.role.of.civil.

society?

Standard setting:. how.can.collectively.react.the.

adoption o AHRD

. how.we.can.interpret.AHRD

. how.we.can.use.AHRD.to.

advance.our.advocacy?

. more.standard.setting.

exercise?

. review.ToR

. Review.of.ASEAN.Charter

. Alignment.with.the.existing.

standards.(women,.children,.terrorism.);

Institutional building:

. AICHR.secretariat;

. New.composition.of.AICHR.representative, need a

perormance o AICHR

. Alignment.with.other.ACWC.and other organs

The.implementation.of.AICHR.mandate to be pushed in the next

3 years

Question.&.Answer:

. TOR.review:.3.things.within.three.years.AICHR:

. 92.state.member.requests.for.amendment;

. 96.review.of.AICH.after.ve.yearsAICHR should ocus on protection rather than promotion; interpretation, representative

to be selected rather appointed to be more open; not representative but commissioner

(based on the competence);. ASEAN.Secretariat:.should.not.be.guided.under.the.of.deputy.secretary-general,.directly.

link.with.ASEAN.Secretary,.in.mainstreaming.(authority)OIC has commission on human rights, based on competence ;

promoting human rights o the member states;

. How. does.Indonesian.government. consider.open. process.of. selection. would.contribute. to.

selection.of.AICHR.representative?

. A:. Selection. by. independent. selection. committee;. Indonesian. Ministry. of. Foreign. affairs.

created. a. panel. of. selection. (Ministry,. Journalist,. NHRI);. the. Philippine. appointee;. in.

Singapore,.the.cabinet.decided.who.will.be.representative;.Indonesian.delegate.to.be.open.

and.transparent.process.for.AICHR.representative.In.ToR,.selection.is.based.on.the.national.

context;.Indonesia.was.committed.to.have.independent.representative;.in.Thailand,.published.the.announcement.on.the.AICHR;..the.context.of.Indonesia.at.the.time.was.democratic,.same.

practice.for.other.commissioners.in.other.ASEAN.commissions;.building.trust.with.champion;.

civil.societys.activism.(democratic.country.character);.commitment.from.the.governmentled to open selection o AICHR representative;

. From.Vietnam:.Vietnam.try.to.have.workshop.with.foreign.ministry.on.human.rights;

. Concept.of.human.rights.is.very.important;.big.challenges.for.the.civil.society.to.deal.with.this.

human.rights.issue;.how.to.make.national.law.and.regional.mechanism.together;.governments.

look.at.issues.different;

. Content.the.report.of.human.rights.violation.in.Vietnam.is.not.clear;.as.a.researcher;.in.fact.Vietnam has various human rights;

. Victims.cannot.bring.the.cases.the.national.human.rights.mechanism.still.NGO.play.role.to.help; more education, spreading inormation;

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Day 2 - Rgio H Right st:Cii socit agd or th tthr r


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plenaRy 4: THe lIe aTeR THe aDOpTIOn O aHRDmodrtor: mr. so b, ecti scrtr, CHRaC

sr: Ms. Yuni. Chuzaifah,. Chairperson,.National. Commission. on. Violence. Against.

Women,.Indonesia

Below.is.the.full.presentation.prepared.by.Ms.Yuni.

Understanding.of.HR.spirit:

. Basic. spirit. of. HR:. borderless. rights,.responding vulnerabilities, state

obligation, all element participation.

. Pillar. of. HR. mechanism:. State,. National.

Human. Right. Institution. (NHRI),. CSO,.

Individual/victim.accessibility;

. Element. of. HR:. Convention. (norm),.Commission, Court.

1. Convention (International, regional,national),

2. Commission (independent mechanism,

clear mandate),

3. Court.(justice.and.truth)

4. Culture. (standard. of. civilization,.

shiting paradigm and attitude,sensitivity, commitment),

Refection o Human Rights intervention:

HR . need. to. be. translated. to. simple.and accepted understanding among

state institutions and public.

. HR. mechanism. required. high. civilized.state to implement . power. of. HR. are.recommendation.shaming.and.naming?

State responsibility: ulll, protect,

promote extent to non-state actor:

corporate and individual develop other

paradigm :human responsibility (South

America).

Benet o adopting HR instrument

better national baseline, controlled

horizontally.by. other. states. through. UPR.

(Universal. Periodic. Review). and. Treaty.

bodies.(Cedaw,.etc).at.United.Nations

Strategic. Interventions.to. strengthen. ASEAN.HR mechanism: Role o CSO (part 1)

AICHR (Asean Intergovt Commissionon HR) urgency, transparency

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(challenge : vulnerable group vs. state

sovereignty.?).

. AICHR. should. acknowledge. . and.

positioning.ACWC..(Asean.Commission.on.

Women.and.Children)..correctly. avoid

institutionalizing. women. subordination.

at. the. institutional. /regional. mechanism.

level. Asean mechanism clear role and

alignment. with. international,. inter-regional, national mechanism.

. Need. to. touch.crucial. issues:. . integrate.d grand design o development acing

global.economic.power,.

. Filling. the. gap. of. inter-regional. HR.mechanism.Middle.East?.China?

. Need.people.to.people.solidarity.In.Asean.

and.wider.solidarities.

Push each country to have strong andindependent.NHRI.(national.Human.Right.

Institution):.Not.all.Asean.members.have.

NHRI,.only.Indonesia.(has.3.Institutions),.

Philippines,.Thailand,.Malaysia,.Myanmar.

Strategic role o CSO (part 2)

. Submit. . shadow. report. . to. . national,.regional (study) and international HR

mechanism

. ADHR. +.conventions. and.others?:. below.

standard. of. International. instrument. ?.Open.possibility.to.revise?

Push each country to ratiy international

conventions:. ICCPR,. Ecosoc,. Cedaw.

(women),. CRC. (children),. CAT. (torture),.

CERD.(Racial.discrimination),.Migrant.90,.CRPD (Disability), etc push optional

protocol.

. Encourage. state. and. all. element. to. use.international mechanism as basic o

legal/policy/point.of.view.for.national.HR.standard

. Actively. giving. input. to. AICHR-ACWC.and others, to adopt CSO input: ADHR,

Convention, mechanism, etc.

Push state members to open transparency

and participatory process or the selection

o AICHR representative, open process or

public consultation and accountability.

Why. strong. and. independent. NHRI. is.

important?

. Background:. . current. development.

o modern state 4th element aterexecutive,. judicative,. legislative. +.

auditive/correctional. system). reduce

state authoritarianism, direct intervention

(NHRI. is. state. institution),. . . proactive.approach.

. NHRI.mandates.:.- Monitoring HR violations and policies

produce. report. /data. for. policy. making.process (state cannot monitor themselves)

- Correctional system : producerecommendation (based on ndings and

data) to reorm legal-policy

- Public participation: raising public

awareness,. bridger. CSO. and. state.institutions.

- Strengthen HR mechanism: adoption HR

instrument, strengthen local-national-

regional-international mechanism and

alignment.

Translating.alignment.between.HR.mechanism.(national-regional-international):. Experience.

of.Komnas.Perempuan.as.NHRI.(part.1)

. Monitoring. . and. reporting:. annual. year.

report.on.VAW,.HR.violation.(women.in.the.

context.of.conict,.discriminatory.bylaws,.etc).submit..independent.report.to.UN.mechanism through public consultation

with. CSO. and. state. (basic. for. list. of.

question.of.the.UN.committee)

. Strengthen. international. and. regional.

mechanism : expert meeting to producedocument. on. alignment. between. HR.

mechanism. horizontally. and. vertically,.

giving. input. on. Asean. /. UN. document. ,.

facilitating.UN.mission.to.the.state,.giving.

criteria. for. the. selection. /nomination. of.representative.

. Cross. fertilization. /strengthening. among.

NHRI. s:. Timor. Leste. on. VAW. bill,. NHRI.

Myanmar,. Asian. women. commission. (on.cultural rights), etc.

. Set. up. alignment. among. National. NHRI.in Indonesia . National. HR. assembly.

(Sidang. HAM):. NHRI. nding. report,.

nd. participatory. solution. with. CSO,.victim, state, regional and international

mechanism).

. Etc

Important. interventions. through. women. HR.mechanism (part 2)

1. Increase.public.awareness.that.womens.rights are human rights and all orm o

violence.against.women.are.human.rights.violation.

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rights physical, psychological recovery

and rehabilitation

3. Advocate policy and legal reorm at

legislative,.judicative.and.executive

4. Conduct..monitoring,.reviews.and.research.on HR violation (esp. violence against

women.). policy, religion, culture

5. Strengthen Human right mechanism Build an independent, democratic and

credible. institution. as. National. Humans.right mechanism, strengthen regional and

international mechanism.

Best Practices rom other countries

. NHRI.set.up.basic.principle.and.mechanism.

of..regional.mechanism.(Europe)

. Join. monitoring. between. International.

mechanism.with.regional.mechanism.(on.

women.issue). inter America.. International. mechanism. as. national.

priority : participatory process to report

national.inquiry.(Australia)

. Power. of. optional. protocol. on. individual.complain : migrant individual report attract

attention.from.UN.(Denmark)

. etc

Prediction. of. Norms-Convention. in. Asean:.Conventions

1. Critical.point.of.view.on.development.and. HR. in. ASEAN:. from. women.perspective

2. Behind the development in Asean and

HR.issues:.List.of.vulnerable.groups.

3. VAW:. Komnas. Perempuan. Report. on.Indonesia

Critical.point.of.view.on.development.and.HR.

in.ASEAN:.from.women.perspective

. Development. policy. is. less. integrating.Human right principles ocus on

economic, politic and legal minded.

. HR. implementation:. perceived. as. an.executive responsibility (less involvement

from. judicative. and. legislative),. no.

concrete. follow. up. from. . ratied.international conventions, no serious

follow.up.from.UN.recommendation.

. Democracy. does. not. automatically.bring.

better. life. for. women. real example

o Indonesia regional autonomy has

different. impact. to. women. Ater

reormation up to March 2012 ; 207discriminatory. bylaws,. copy. paste. from.

other.regions,.excluding.women.and.other.

minority. groups. in. the. making. process,.

targeting.women.as. marker. . identity.and.morality symbol (Komnas Perempuan

ndings) Increasing religious

undamentalism

. Development. design. does. not. put. VAW.as an important aspect Poverty invites

VAW. (violence. against. women). someperpetrators. are. jobless,. forced. young.

marriage,. . vulnerable. to. be. trafcked,.orced migration multiple impact,

transerred to multi generations, no

appropriate. services/shelter,. lack. of.

access.to.justice

Behind the development in Asean and HR

issues:.List.of.vulnerable.groups

. Vulnerable. worker:. Migrant. workers.

(death.row,.bad.conditions,.sexual.abuses,.unwanted.pregnancy,. lot.of. orphans),

Domestic. workers:. . (RI. data. from. Jala.

PRT.in.2007-2011:..726.violence.cases.in.,.

536.unpaid,.wages.:.20-30.USD/per.month),.

sex.workers,.factory.workers/outsourcing,.

trafcking,.etc

. Peace. and. transitional. justice. :. Women.in the context o confict-post confict :

Domestic violence increase during post

confict.

. Indigenous. people/women. (natural.resources confict, etc)

. Discrimination. . and. VAW. in. the. context.o culture and religion morality

and identity . discriminatory. bylaws,.discrimination against minorities ( gender,

religion, culture, sexual orientation)

. Women. with. disability. :. access. of.

livelihood,.forced.sterilization,.VAW,.etc

VAW:.Komnas.Perempuan.Report.on.Indonesia

. No.Asean.data.on.VAW..UNFPA.(August.2012) supported initiative to collect

statistic. data. on. VAW. (Violence. Against.

Women).in.Asean

. Indonesia. :. Data. of. VAW. from. NHRI.Komnas Perempuan : 105.103 cases (2010),

119107.(2011)..

. More.than.95.%.are.domestic.VAW..(wives)

. 1405. :. . VAW. in. intimate. relationship.(mostly teenagers)

. 71.%.out.of.91.thousands.sexual.violence.

happened.at.domestic.spaces.(1998-2010)

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Convention.on.Women?

. All.Asean.ratied.Cedaw

. Women.are.crucial.issues

. Cedaw. not. well. implemented. since. no.

sanction/punishment

. Worried..less.common.ground/common.

understanding. about. gender. justice.

among. policy. makers/representatives. of.state members.potentially.will.produce.

lower.standard

Supplement. 1:. CEDAW. long struggle to

negotiate.womens.basic.rights

. 1919:..Struggle.for.pregnancy..protection.

(from.women.workers)

. 1921.:.struggle.for.anti-trafcking

. 1933.:.Convention.anti.trafcking

. 1946.:.Equal.political.rights

. 1948.:.Universal.Human.Right.Declaration. 1949.:.Commission.Status.of.Women

. 1949.:.Draft.of.Convention.on.women

. 1951.:.ILO:.equal.wages

. 1952.:.Women.political.rights

Cedaw.(part.2)

. 1956:.abolishing.slavery

. 1957:.citizenship.-.marriage.status

. 1960.:.Education

. 1962:.Marriage.:.minimum.age.and.

registration. 1974:.Declaration.on.protection.in.the.

context o confict.

. 1975:.Mexico.declaration

. 1979:.Adoption.of.CEDAW.

. 1981:.CEDAW. eective

. 2000:.Optional.protocol.(individual.

complain)

sr: Mr. Ian Seiderman, Senior legal andpolicy director, International Commission o

Jurists.(ICJ).

Mr. Seiderman provided his perspective on

how. to. strengthen. human. rights. system. in.

immediate. and. long. term,. with. a. particular.

lesson. learned. from. the. United. Nations.

human.rights.system.He.described.what.has.

been. done. at. the. UN. level. in. regard. to. the.promotion, protection o human rights in the

member.states.There.are.a.lot.of.mechanisms.

were. established. known. as. mechanisms.established under each human rights treaty

and.the.UN.charter.Apart.from.these.systems,.it contains also, the special procedure that

can. keep. closer. monitoring. of. human. rights.situation and record or each member state

of.the.UN,.and.for.some.particular.countries.under this special procedure regime.

With. regard. to. ASEAN. context,. he. noticed.

with.the.signicant.development.of.the.focus.on human rights in the region through the

establishment o AICHR, and the attempt toadopt an AHRD in the coming month. On this

note,. he. made.the. following. suggestions. for.

improving. the. work. AICHR. as. sub-regional.

human. rights. body. for. ASEAN,. with. the.

procedures.and.lessons.learnt.at.the.UN.level:

- Should the member states consider

to develop special procedures or

independent experts (or an immediate

term) to do reports on human rights

situation.in.member.states.to.AICHR..This.

mechanism can also provide technicaladvice. and. assistance. (with. depth.

assessment, transparency) to AICHR to

ulll its mandate more eectively;

-. Create. a. system. in. which. AICHR. can.

receive individual complaints rom the

victims.within.the.territories.of.the.ASEAN.

member states, so that AICHR can then

intervene.or.take.any.necessary.measures.

on those reporting issues;

- AICHR should have a political unction

that. is. a. kind. of. political.response. to. the.situation;

- AICHR can play role in time o state o

emergency;

-. Networking. (from. civil. society,. national.institutions) by AICHR to conduct

regular.meeting.(ie.annual.session).with.

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sr: Ms.Glenda.Litong,.the.PhilippinesHer. full. presentation. was. shown. in. the.

workshop

I. Th Itrtio st to prtGocid/Cri agit HitSources.of.International.Law:

. Primary sources:

. Customary. international. law. created.

by a general and consistent practice

of. a. state. in. conformity. with. its.

perceived obligations.prohibits genocide and crimes against

humanity, including rape and sexual

violence

International agreements have

contributed to the international

ormation o the legal system. Aside

rom specicity relating to obligations,

they create legal institutions.

. International. Organizations. like. UN.Security Council

. Secondary sources:

. National.views

. Judicial.opinions

. Bodies.of.International.Law:

. International.Criminal.Law

. International.Humanitarian.Law

. International.Human.Rights.Law

. International.Criminal.LawInt'l system uses criminal sanctions

to discourage retribution, discredit

and. neutralize. dangerous. leaders,. in.addition to deterring commission o a

crime.Also a system o rules based on treaty

or custom.

Int'l criminal system has become a

speCIal sessIOn 1: WHaT Is THe ROle O ReGIOnal HumanRIGHTs sysTems In pRevenTInG GenOCIDe? Can ReGIOnalHuman RIGHTs InTeRvene OR paRTICIpaTe In Cases OGenOCIDe, CRImes aGaInsT HumanITy?modrtor: mr. n vd, Dt Hd o aDHOC moitorig sctio

InalIzaTIOn O THe sTaTemenTplease see THe sTaTemenT In THe annex O THIs RepORT.


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tool. for. wider. enforcement. of. peace.and to end impunity.

. Crimes. created. by. international. law.and prosecuted by int'l tribunals.

But is also site o political disputes.

Institutional arrangements: Genocide

Convention (no body to monitor),

Rome Statute and the ICC, concept o

universal.jurisdiction

. International.Humanitarian.Law.or.Law.of.

Warby treaty or custom, specically

intended to solve humanitarian

problems directly arising rom

international or non-international

armed conficts.

. protect.persons.who.do.not,.or.are.no.

longer.taking.part.in.hostilities.(article.3 common to the Geneva Conventions

and Protocol II) and civilians through

rules on the conduct o hostilities by

limiting the rights o the parties to a

confict to use methods and means o

warfare.of.their.choice.

. International. Humanitarian. Law. or.

Law.of.War

Individual criminal responsibility

or "grave breaches" o the Geneva

Conventions and o Additional ProtocolI, and or other serious violations o

the. laws. and. customs. of. war. (war.

crimes).

State responsibility on the same basis

as individual responsibility

Institutional arrangements: Geneva

Conventions and Additional Protocols,

universal. jurisdiction,. Ad. Hoc.

Tribunals,.ICC.(for.war.crimes)

. International.Humanitarian.Law.or.Law.of.War

States have a duty to:

. Undertake. best. efforts. to. prevent.acts: legal and practical measures

. both. in. peacetime. and. in. armed.

conict.situations..aimed.at.ensuring.

full. compliance. with. IHL,. including.

preventing.and.punishing.war.crimes,.through the enactment o penal

legislation; applying undamental

and. judicial.guarantees;. and.training.

personnel.qualied.in.IHL

. Cooperate.in.the.prosecution;.like.handing.

over accused, extradition

. States have collective responsibility

under article 1 common to the Geneva

Conventions to respect and to ensure

respect or the Conventions in all

circumstances

. International.Human.Rights.Law

. by.treaty.or.custom,.on.the.basis.of.which.

individuals.and.groups.can.expect.and/or.claim certain behaviour or benets rom

governments.

. provides or individual criminal

responsibility or violations that may

constitute international crimes, such as

genocide, crimes against humanity and

torture.These.crimes.are.also.subject.to.

universal.jurisdiction.

. tailored primarily or peacetime, applies to

all persons.. International.Human.Rights.Law

. States have duty to implement rules,

include enacting criminal legislation to

outlaw.and.repress.acts.prohibited.under.

IHRL. treaties,. or. providing. for. a. remedy.

beore domestic courts or violations

o specic rights and ensuring that the

remedy is eective.

. Supervisory system consists o bodies

established. either. by. the. United. Nations.

Charter.or.by.the.main.IHRL.treaties.. Regional human rights courts and

commissions:. distinct. feature. of. IHRL,.

with.no.equivalent.in.IHL.and.ICL.

II. asean CottOngoing. regional. effort. to. institutionalize. an.

ASEAN.HR.system.

. But part o an international community

governed.by.international.lawGenocide Convention: 140 countries,

all.ASEAN.except.Thailand,.Indonesia,.Brunei,. but. mostly. with. reservations.on immunity against prosecutions

Geneva Conventions: All countries,

including.ASEAN.countries

. Rome.Statute:. 121.countries,.ASEAN:.Only Cambodia, Philippines

Pertinent. ASEAN. Charter. provisions:. Art. 2,.sec.

a. respect or the independence, sovereignty,

equality,. territorial. integrity. ad. national.

identity.of.all.ASEAN.member.States;b. shared commitment and collective

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security and prosperity;

c. renunciation o aggression and o the

threat or use o orce or other actions in

any.manner.inconsistent.with.international.

law;e. non-intererence in the internal aairs o

ASEAN.Member.States. respect or the right o every Member

State to lead its national existence ree

rom external intererence, subversion

and coercion;

i. respect or undamental reedoms, the

promotion and protection o human rights

and.the.promotion.of.social.justice;

j.. upholding.the.UN.Charter.and.international.

law,. including. IHL,. subscribed. to. by.

ASEAN.Member.States;

III. DfitioA. Genocide: Genocide Convention

. (adopted.1948;.entered.into.force.1951)

1.. Commission.of.the.following.acts:.

(a) Killing members o the group;

(b) Causing serious bodily or mental

harm to members o the group;

(c) Deliberately inficting on the group

conditions o lie calculated to

bring about its physical destruction

in.whole.or.in.part;

(d) Imposing measures intended toprevent.births.within.the.group;

(e). Forcibly. transferring. children. of.the group to another group.

2. Commission.with.intent.to.destroy

3. To.destroy.a.particular.group.as.such,.

in.whole.or.in.part.a.national,.ethnical,.racial or religious group

A. Genocide: Rome Statute

(entered into orce 2002). any.of.the.following.acts.committed.with.

intent. to. destroy,. in. whole. or. in. part,.a national, ethnical, racial or religious

group, as such:

(a) Killing members o the group;

(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm

to members o the group;

(c) Deliberately inficting on the group

conditions o lie calculated to bring

about.its.physical.destruction.in.whole.or in part;

(d) Imposing measures intended to

prevent.births.within.the.group;.

(e). Forcibly. transferring. children. of. the.

group to another group.

B. Crimes Against Humanity: Rome Statute

(entered into orce 2002)

. any.of.the.following.acts.when.committed.

as. part. of. a. widespread. or. systematic.

attack. directed. against. any. civilian.

population,.with.knowledge.of.the.attack:(a) Murder;

(b). Extermination;

(c). Enslavement;.(d) Deportation or orcible transer o

population;

(e) Imprisonment or other severe

deprivation o physical liberty in

violation o undamental rules o

international.law;

(f). Torture;

Rape, sexual slavery, enorcedprostitution, orced pregnancy,

enforced. sterilization,. or. any. other.

orm o sexual violence o comparable

gravity;

(h) Persecution against any identiable

group or collectivity on political, racial,

national, ethnic, cultural, religious,

gender as dened in paragraph 3, or

other grounds that are universally

recognized. as. impermissible. under.

international. law,. in. connection. with.any act reerred to in this paragraph

or.any.crime.within.the.jurisdiction.of.

the Court;

(i). Enforced.disappearance.of.persons;

(j). The.crime.of.apartheid;.

(k). Other. inhumane. acts. of. a. similar.

character intentionally causing great

suffering,.or.serious.injury.to.body.or.

to mental or physical health.

C. Rape and Sexual Violence:Historical:.Jurisprudence.shows.that.rape.and.gender violence can constitute crimes against

humanity,.war.crimes,.grave.breaches.of.the.Geneva Conventions, torture and genocide.

International.Humanitarian.Law:- Prosecutor. v. Furundzija. (ICTR):

prohibition o rape evolved in

customary.international.law

-. Rape/sexual.violence.rises.to.the.level.

of.a.war.crime.when.it.is.used.as.part.

o military strategy o ethnic cleansingor. is. used. to. terrorize,. torture. or.displace a population


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- Or Crimes Against Humanity:

inhumane acts committed against any

civilian population

-. prohibition. of. outrages. against.

personal.dignity.laid.down.in.common.Art. 3, Geneva Conventions

As Genocide-. if.committed.with.the.specic.intent.to.

destroy,.in.whole.or.in.part,.a.particular.group as such

As Crime Against Humanity

-. committed.as.part.of.a.widespread.or.

systematic.attack.and.not.as.a.random.inhumane act

Sexual. violence,. as. other. inhuman. acts.

prongs o crimes against humanity i theconduct constituting the alleged sexual

violence is o comparable seriousness to

other enumerated crimes against humanity.

IV. ObservationsCan. an. ASEAN. regional. HR. system. prevent.

genocide/crime.against.humanity?- History o atrocities is a predictor o

uture atrocities.

-. No.genocidal.destiny.that.irrevocably.

threatens any specic ethnic groupsor.region.of.the.world

-. While. immediate. escalation. of. mass.

violence.can.be.quite.rapid,.precedent.

sequence. of. events. is. generally.

gradual. and. proles. adequate.

warning

I genocide or a crime against humanity

occurs.in.ASEAN,.what.can.be.done?

- Had to rely on the mechanisms

provided.by.international.law-. ICC.would. be.a. venue,. but.needs.to.

be. a. State. Party. (only. Cambodia/

Philippines)

-. Ad.Hoc.Tribunals.created.by.UNSC

-. Universal.jurisdiction.

. under. Genocide. Convention. but.

issue o reservations

. under. IHL. as. grave. breaches. of.

GC,.but.then.where.to.le

-. IHRL:.supervisory.bodies

-. Advocacy. re. ASEAN. HR. system:.

need. to. take. into. account. existing.

jurisprudence;. growing. regional. HR.

jurisprudence.on.IHL/ICL.concerns.by.

regional. HR. courts;. ASEAN. charter.

which.mandates.IHL.and.international.

law. commitments. and. adherence.

to. customary. law;. recognition. of.vulnerable groups.

sr: Prof. David. Cohen,. Director. War.

Crimes.Studies.Center,.UC.Berkeley

Pro. Cohen started his comment by

introducing the concept o genocide as

serious crime under the international criminal

law. and. how. it. is. necessary. to. preventing.crimes o genocide. He cited some examples

in the context o Arican Human Rights

Commission.as.he.observed.that.we.can.nd.

on. the. website. about. human. rights. issues.

and.concerns.in.Africa,.but.we.dont.nd.the.confict that produce mass atrocities in Arica.

Both genocide and crimes o humanity are

forms. as. serious. international. crimes. The.current confict happening in the Democratic

o the Congo has demonstrated a number

of. serious. crimes. happening. including. war.crimes and crimes against humanity.

In. the. international. context,. we. have. so. far.

seen. a. lot. of. working. groups. on. a. number.

of. serious. issues,. but. not. yet. the. working.

group. on. prevention. of. genocide,. which. is.

recommendable to be initiated and startedconsidering. At. the. UN. level,. even. the.

Human.Rights.body.has.not.been.empowered.

or resources necessary to prevent such

atrocities. There. are. actually. many. types. of.

prevention. mechanism. with.the. political. will.

is.needed.including.a.political.will.to.impose.

sanction on state committing crimes, or

creating a tribunal and investigation o crimes

that are happening. He raised another example

in.former.Yugoslavia,.Rwandaboth.of.which.

crimes. were. happening,. but. however,. the.political.will.came.later.that.was.why.crimes.

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crimes rom being committed. He stressed

that impunity is enemy o prevention. And to

bring someone committing serious crimes

with. individual. accountability. is. through. the.

tribunal.not.the.human.rights.body.as.it.has.now.

power.to.impose.any.criminal.responsibility.to.

the.persons.involved.For.example,.the.Human.

Rights. courts. in. Europe. or. in. African. still.cannot hold individuals accountable or crimes

they. committed. Therefore,. according. to. his.opinion, prevention is based on (1) individual;

(2) state and (3) international community.

With. regard. to. ASEAN. context,. he. believed.that the accountability and prosecution o

serious crimes at the national level is more

meaningul than at the regional or international

level. He. said. that. in. ASEAN,. most. member.states are not yet as states parties o the ICC.

On. the. regional. mechanism. in. ASEAN,. he.said that the role o AICHR can be an actor

o prevention o genocide or other types o

serious human rights violations unless it is

an.independent.body.to.perform.the.job.and.

mandate.It.is.required.also.to.look.at.laws.and.human rights institution at the member state

level,. it. would. then. be. better. to. talk. about.prevention, and then the accountability.

Q & A:- Killing in Argentina, the Inter-American

body intervened;

-. Role.of.human.rights.body?.- Intervention and prevention

Question.&.Answer:

- Killing in Argentina, the Inter-American body intervened;

-. Role.of.human.rights.body?.

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speCIal sessIOn 2: lessOns leaRnT ROm CambODIa On HOW TODeal WITH THe pasT Human RIGHTs vIOlaTIOns: exTRaORDInaRyCHambeRs In THe COuRTs O CambODIa (eCCC)Thi ci io w rtd i ordr to hr how Codi ddr th t h right iotio

throgh crii roctio ow th eCCC. Thi ci io w odrtd mr. kw li Oo,ro mr.

sr:.Mr.Neth.Pheaktra,.Press.Ofcer,.ECCC.

Topic:.An.overview.of.the.ECCC.and.its.

current.works

PICUTRE 14

Before.presenting.his.speech.about.the.ECCC,.

he.started.with.an.outreach.video.explaining.

about. this. tribunal. Then. Mr. Pheaktra.

explained. that. the. ECCC. is. a. hybrid. tribunal.

established to bring to trials the senior leaders

and the most responsible or the crimes andserious human rights violations committed

during the Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer

Rouge.regime).in.the.period.of.17.April.1975.to.

6.January.1979.This.tribunal.was.created.by.

an.Agreement.between.the.Royal.Government.

of.Cambodia.and.the.United.Nations.in.2003.

Then.a.Law.on.establishment.of.the.tribunal.

was. also. created. in. 2004. It. composes. of.

majority. of. national. judicial. ofcials. and.international ocials and stas.

He said that it came to unction in mid-2006,

and. when. the. Co-prosecutors. submitted.

the. rst. submissions. under. which. ve.

accused. were. named. in. July. 2007. to. the.

Ofce. of. Co-Investigating. Judges. Unlike.other international criminal tribunals such

as. those. in. the. former. Yugoslavia. (ICTY),. in.

Rwanda. (ICTR),. Sierra. Leone. (SCSL),. or. the.

International. Criminal. Court. (ICC),. the. ECCC.

functions. based. on. the. Cambodian. civil. law.

system.which.is.rooted.from.the.French.civil.

law. tradition. However,. the. main. procedural.

laws. and. international. jurisprudence. are.

complemented.to.the.Cambodian.law.

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for.the.serious.crimes.including.war.crimes,.crimes against humanity and genocide

committed under the leadership o the

Khmer. Rouge. regime.The. Press. Ofcer. told.

that. the. ECCC. is. the. only. hope. and. criminal.

prosecution.for.those.who.committed.serious.crimes and to bring them accountable o

crimes. under. which. they. charged. and. then.

convicted.Through.this.trial,.we.expect.to.(1).

send.a.message.to.any.world.leaders.that.he.

or.she.or.they.will.be.criminalized.of.crimes.

under. which. they. would. have. committed.although the time has passed or a long time

(more than 30 years or the Case o the Khmer

Rouge);.(2)..deliver.justice.for.the.victims.who.

have. been. waiting. for. more. than. 30. years;.(3) end impunity o the past human rights

violations and crimes; (4) a model or domestic

judicial. and. legal. reform;. and. (5). contribute.to the national reconciliation. Currently, the

are. two. cases;. Case. 001. against. Duch. was.

already completed and the charged person

was.convicted.to.life.imprisonment;.and.Case.

002 consists o 3 accused (ormer president o

peoples.assembly.Nuon.Chea,.former.deputy.

prime minister and minister o oreign aairs

Ieng Sary, and ormer head o presidium

Khieu. Samphan). while. former. social. action.

minister.was.temporarily.released.on.bail.due.

to her untness to stand trial (o her seriouspsychological. illness). The. Case. 002. has.

been. putting. on. trials. The. other. two. cases.

(003 and 004) have not nally concluded by

the. Co-investigating. judges. Presently,. there.

are approximately 16,000 people visiting and

seeking. on. the. understanding. of. the. ECCC.

proceeding.

sr:. Mr. Long. Panhavuth,. Program.Ofcer,.Cambodia.Justice.Initiative.(CJI)

Topic:. How. the. hybrid. tribunal. address. the.past human rights violation, and its challenges

PICUTRE 15

Mr. Panhavuth provided his insight rom a

long-standing. court. monitor. from. CJI-. NGO.

Below.is.an.extract.of.his.presentation.during.

the.workshop

Goal o the tribunal:

- Condemnation o the crimes committed

during the Khmer Rouge time and dealing

with.the.past;

-. Promoting. justice. and. peace. insider. the.country;

- Creating a historical record (through

evidence,. hearings,. witnesses.testimonies.);

-. Fullling. the. diverse. expectations. from.the people, particularly the victims o the

crimes;

-. Contributing. to. the. national. judiciary.(legacy o the court);

-. Seeking.the.truth;

Short comings:

-. Limited. scoped. for. crimes. based. to. be.investigated by the Co-Investigating

judges.on.a.number.of.cases;

-. Only. deal. with. the. senior. leaders. the.

regime and the most responsible person

for.the.crimes.committed;.which.made.a.

large portion o people unhappy about this

limited.jurisdiction;

-. Politicization.of.cases.(Case.003.and.004).which.might.affect.the.legitimacy.or.a.fair.

trial process;

-. How.to.transfer.the.legacy.of.the.tribunal.

to the national level;

- Creating trust and condence (because

o dierent standards);

-. Dual. system. (ie. Cambodian. and. UN.

management). which. somehow. left.some.

issues unresolved properly;

-. No.unied.spokesperson.who.can.publicly.

bring the inormation about the court to thepublic.(at.the.moment.we.have.the.courts.

national. spokesperson. and. international.

one);

-. Lacking.constituency.support.if.the.court.

does not ulll its mandate properly, or

example. the. reparations. projects. to. the.

victims;

- Short unding to continuously support the

work.of.the.court;- Creating a lot o unlimited expectations

among. the. public,. and. how. to. deal. with.

those expectations in practice;

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challenges. facing,. a. hybrid. tribunal. like. the.

ECCC. is. the. only. way. to. deal. with. the. past.

human.rights.abuses.as.it.will.not.cost.so.much.

money.(cheap);.with.clear.timeframe.to.fulll.

its.mandate.Or.otherwise,.these.crimes.would.

be.left.unsettle.and.impunity.would.continue.to.exist. He said this criminal prosecution in the

end.provided.a.lesson.learned.not.only.with.Cambodian. context. but. also. for. the. ASEAN.

region. as. well. He. draw. another. lesson.learnt that the existence o the tribunal in the

place.where.the.crimes.had.occurred.would.

attracted.a.lot.of.support.from.the.majority.of.

victims,.and.the.public.as.it.would.contributes.

to.the.historical.record.of.what.had.happened;.

it. was. easily. to. investigate;. it. allowed. the.

victims.who.suffered.the.crimes.to.participate.in the criminal proceedings.

sr:. Mr. Hisham. Mousar,. Project.Coordinator,. Royal. University. of. Law. and.

Economics

Topic:. Academic. view. of. the. ECCC. in.addressing serious crimes and its contribution

to.international.law.development

PICUTRE 16

Being experienced in the closed monitoring

of.the.ECCC,.and.a.professor.of.international.

law,. Mr. Mousar,. felt. very. supportive. to. the.

establishment. of. the. ECCC. in. Cambodia.

He. said. this. tribunal. was. so. signicant. for.the Cambodian people; academies inside

Cambodia and outside international legal

community.at.large.The.operation.at.the.ECCC.is another contribution to the development

of. international. criminal. law,. particularly.

a. new. feature. of. victims. participating. as.

civil. partiesa. legal. theory. derived. from.the Cambodian criminal procedure code

and. rooted. from. the. French. criminal. law.system. He said about the role o international

relations. that. bring. the. relations. between.states. and. states,. and. therefore. will. be. a.

source. for. broadening. up. the. modernization.

of.the.domestic.law.including.Cambodian.civil.

law.systemcurrently.applied.at.the.national.

level. and. at. the. ECCC. Professor. Mousar.told that legacy o this tribunal can be not

only or the Cambodian society, but or the

international. level;. and/or. the. international.

law.theory.development.

He. stressed. that. the. ECCC. has. dealt. with.

international. crimes. within. the. context. of.

international. criminal. law. known. as:. crimes.

against. humanity,. war.crimes. and.genocide.

The.Chambers.at.the.ECCC.have.applied.these.crimes and charged the Accused being on

trial.In. the.end,. the.judgments. handed.down.

by. the. ECCC. will. become. jurisprudence. for.

other. like-minded. tribunals. and. Cambodian.

national.court.to.follow,.and.to.learn.from.For.

this.he.said,.it.would.be.a.good.idea.for.ASEAN.to consider in the uture o mainstreaming

its. various. legal. framework. to. deal. with.international crimes, either in orm o a human

rights.court.or.the.work.of.the.AICHR.to.further.

elaborate. such. initiative. Those. crimes. are.

crimes.within.the.jurisdictions.of.the.member.

states.of.ASEAN,.however,.in.so.far.only.the.Philippines and Cambodia have ratied the

Rome. Statute. which. give. another. venue. for.addressing serious crimes beore the ICC.

In the end o his note, he called on the civilsociety play and academies to play more

substantive. and. supportive. roles. in. making.

sure.the.past.human.rights.abuses.wherever.it occurred inside the member states o

ASEAN. shall. be. placed. as. a. priority. to. call.or the government o that state or AICHR to

intervene.or.even.take.necessary.measure.to.prevent and stop.

Question.&.Answer:

-. Why.do.we.a.need.such.a.court.

to.address.the.violations?

-. What.are.lessons.learnt.from.

Cambodia?

- Impunity is a long struggle; but

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Mr.Rafendi.Djamin,.as.an.Executive.Director.

of.HRWG

Mr. Djamin. expressed. his. impression. at. the.last.session.that,..this.2nd.workshop.showed.

on.how.the.CSOs.thought.about.its.roles.and.

strategies. as. well. as. their. reection. about.

the. work. of. ASEAN.in. general.and. AICHR. in.particular, a body that is established to deal

with.human.rights.issues.in.the.ASEAN.region.He said that based on the current mandate,

AICHR has limited mandate to better protect

human. rights. that. is. why. we. need. to. work.

together. to. make. it. stronger. He. reminded.that in so ar AICHR had conducted press

conferences;. the. rst. one. was. held. in. 2011.

in. Myanmar. and. the. second. one. was. held.in Cambodia. He also pointed out that the

CSOs have many more positive roles to play

with.the.ASEAN.Human.Rights.mechanisms;.

therefore,. they. need. to. maximize. their. roles.in doing so both at the national level and at

the.regional.level.Mr.Djamin.suggested. that.any recommendations or the next three-year

for. AICHR. collectively. made. by. the. NGOs.should be submitted to AICHR and copied to

other. member. states. so. that. they. are. well.inormed about these inputs and concerns.

At the moment, in act, AICHR has been in

the. process. of. nalizing. its. Guidelines. on.

Engagement. with. CSOs,. and. if. it. becomes.

nalized.it.would.help.the.CSOs.a.lot.Finally,.once. again. he. thanked. to. all. participants,.

particularly.to.the.Co-organizers.who.were.so.

committed.to.make.this.workshop.successful

Mr. Suon. Bunsak,. Executive. Secretary. of.CHRAC

Mr.Bunsak.concluded.the.two-day.workshop.

with. signicant. emphasis. on. the. topic.

and. issues. that. were. actively. discussed.during the days until it achieved a great

joint. statement. that. indicate. a. wide. ranges.

of. recommendations. addressing. to. make.

AICHRs. next. term. better. (see. annex). He.

thanked. HRWG. for. partnering. this. workshop.and bringing experts and participants rom

ASEAN. region. to. this. important. event. in.

Phnom. Penh. It. was. not. just. only. a. way. to.share the lessons learnt to the Cambodian

CSOs.but.also.to.teach.them.on.how.to.work.

together. in. the. ASEAN. context. through. joint.and collaborative advocacy eort. He stressed

that.the.work.of.AICHR.was.very.important.for.

us.it.would.also.cost.a.lot.of.struggles,.life.for.a.better uture generation. He nally closed the

workshop.ofcially

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annexes


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DAY/.TIME ACTIVITIES

Sunday, 21 Oct 2012 Arrival and registration o participants

(PM- Media Brieng on ASEAN Human Rights Systems)

*Optional: (AM) Visit Tuol Sleng Genocidal Museum and Choeung Ek Killing Field

Monday, 22 Oct 2012 Day 1 - Regional Human Rights Systems: Dynamisms, Challenges and

Opportunities & The Role o Civil Society

08.00-09.00 Registration09.00-10.00 Welcome Speeches

Mr. Thun Saray, Chairperson o CHRAC/ President o ADHOC

Introduction and objective o the Workshop:

Ms. Yuyun Wahyuningrum, Senior Advisor on ASEAN and Human Rights, HRWG

10.00-10.30 Coee /Tea Break

10:30-13:00 Plenary 1: The Evolution o the regional human rights systems: are we in the

right direction?

Speakers:

H.E Raendi Djamin, Indonesias Representative to the AICHR

Mr David Padilla, Former assistant executive secretary, Inter-AmericanCommission on Human Rights

Mr. Adem Kassie ABEBE, Centre or Human Rights, University o Pretoria

Moderator: Ms. Jelen Paclarin, Executive Director o WLB, the Philippines

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-16.00 Plenary 2: Cross-Regional Advocacy Agenda in Strengthening Human Rights

Systems: meaning, indicators and bases (each speaker should represent one

case study)

CSO Participation /space

Complementarity o regional human rights with national system (conormity

o regional convention to national law) Eorts to establish or pursue a regional convention

Speakers:

Ms. Viviana Krsticevic, Executive Director o Center or Justice and

International Law (CEJIL) - video

Ms. Yuyun Wahyuningrum, Senior Advisor on ASEAN and Human Rights,

HRWG Indonesia

Mr. Adem Kassie ABEBE, Centre or Human Rights, University o Pretoria

Moderator: Mr. Kuol Panha, Executive Director o Committee or Free and Fair

Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL)16.00-16.30 Coee /Tea Break

WORksHOp pROGRam


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DAY/.TIME ACTIVITIES16:30-18:00 Plenary 3: What next or second three-year o AICHR?

Group Discussion & Presentation

19.00-21.00 Welcome Dinner

Tuesday, 23 Oct 2012 Day 2 - Regional Human Rights Systems: Civil Society Agenda or the next three

years

09.00-10:30 Plenary 4: The lie ater the adoption o AHRD

Speakers:

Ms. Yuni Chuzaiah, Chairperson, National Commission on Violence Against

Women, Indonesia

Mr. Ian Seiderman, Senior legal and policy director, ICJ

Moderator: Mr. Suon Bunsak, Executive Secretary, CHRAC

10.3011.00 Coee / Tea Break

11.00- 13.00 Finalization o the Statement and Recommendation

13.00-14.30 Lunch

Press Conerence on the Three-Year o Anniversary o AICHR

14.30-16.00 Special Session 1: What is the role o regional human rights systems in

preventing genocide? Can regional human rights intervene or participate incases o genocide, crimes against humanity?

Speakers:

Ms. Glenda Litong, the Philippines

Ms. Norul Rashid, Executive Director, Roul Wallenberg Institute

Pro. David Cohen, Director War Crimes Studies Center, U.C. Berkeley (tbc)

Moderator: Mr. Nay Vanda, Deputy Head o ADHOCs Monitoring Section

16.00-16.30 Coee /Tea Break

16.3017.30 Special Session 2: Lessons learnt rom Cambodia on how to deal with the Past

Human Rights Violations: Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts o Cambodia(ECCC)

Speakers:

Mr. Neth Pheaktra, Press Ocer, ECCC

Mr. Long Panhavuth, Program Ocer, Cambodia Justice Initiative

Mr. Hisham Mousar, Project Coordinator, Royal University o Law and

Economics

Moderator: Mr. Kyaw Lin Oo

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Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 23 October 2012

1. We, members o civil society organizations rom Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR,Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore gathered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia or the2nd Workshop on the Strengthening o ASEAN Human Rights Systems on October 22-23, 2012 with theaim to exchange experiences, and advocacy approaches among civil society organizations in order to

strengthen the role o regional human rights bodies in promoting and protecting human rights. The eventwas organized jointly by Human Rights Working Group (HRWG), the Cambodian Human Rights ActionCommittee (CHRAC), and Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC).

2. On the occasion o the three-year anniversary o ASEAN Inter-governmental Commission o HumanRights (AICHR), we would like to convey our appreciation or eorts undertaken by the AICHR in theperiod o 2009-2012. We believe that AICHR can do more and better in implementing their mandates asmention in the Terms o Reerence (TOR) o AICHR.

3. As the rst Asias human rights body, we envisage that AICHR will evolve into a credible, independent,responsive and accessible regional human rights mechanism in ASEAN. We urge AICHR to improve itsways o working in decision-making process and procedures to include in agenda-setting, planning andother relevant deliberations to be more open, inclusive, participatory and transparent. AICHR should

ensure that its activities, decisions and plan o actions are made available to the public to generateawareness and support.

Focus or the next three years o AICHR4. We encourage AICHR to strengthen the articulation and the implementation o the mandate in

developing strategies or the promotion and protection o human rights (Article 4.1), enhancing publicawareness on human rights through education, research and dissemination (Article 4.3), engaging indialogue and consultation with the ASEAN bodies and stakeholders including civil society (Article 4.8)and in obtaining inormation rom ASEAN Member States on the promotion and protection o humanrights (Article 4.10) or the next period o 2013-2015.

5. We believe that recognizing and engaging civil society is and must be an essential pre-condition or

democratically legitimate decision-making process o AICHR, aimed at ensuring the guarantee or therespect, promotion, protection and ulllment o human rights and reedoms or all people in ASEAN.We are convinced that the engagement with civil society is integral to achieve the goal o the ASEANCommunity building. We call or AICHR to work in collaboration with civil society to have a majorplatorm to provide a venue or dialogue and engagement with civil society prior to each ordinarysession o AICHR.

6. We urge AICHR to expedite the nalization o the Guideline or Engagement with Civil Society Groups.

7. We urge AICHR to commence the process o reviewing its Terms o Reerences which all due in 2015pursuant to Article 9.6 o the Terms o Reerence o AICHR.

Standard-Setting8. We commend the initiative o drating the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) as an important

milestone o setting human rights standards in the region. However, we condemn the adoption o thedrat o AHRD as its contents

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