ASEAN Human Rights Declaration

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The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration is a regional human rights instrument adopted by Southeast Asian states that outlines civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights within the ASEAN framework.

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instanceOf ASEAN legal instrument
human rights instrument
regional human rights declaration
soft law instrument
abbreviation AHRD
adoptedAt Phnom Penh
adoptedBy Association of Southeast Asian Nations
surface form: ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations
adoptedDuring ASEAN Summit
surface form: 21st ASEAN Summit
adoptedInCountry Cambodia
adoptedOn 2012-11-18
aimsTo promote human rights in ASEAN
protect human rights in ASEAN
basedOn Universal Declaration of Human Rights
containsSection Civil and Political Rights
Cooperation in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
General Principles
Right to Development
countryParty Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
surface form: Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Viet Nam
criticizedBy international human rights organizations
criticizedFor emphasis on duties over rights in some provisions
invoking national and regional particularities
limitations clauses considered broad
developedBy ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
followedBy ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers
fullName ASEAN Human Rights Declaration self-link
hasPreamble ASEAN Human Rights Declaration self-linksurface differs
surface form: ASEAN Human Rights Declaration preamble
includesPrinciple accountability
equality
indivisibility of human rights
interdependence of human rights
interrelatedness of human rights
non-discrimination
participation
rule of law
universality of human rights
language English
legalNature political commitment
legalStatus non-binding
numberOfArticles 40
preamblePresent true
recognizesRight freedom of expression
freedom of peaceful assembly
freedom of religion or belief
right to an adequate standard of living
right to development
right to education
right to health
right to life
right to social security
right to work
rights of children
rights of older persons
rights of persons with disabilities
rights of women
refersTo ASEAN Charter
Charter of the United Nations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
region Southeast Asia
shortName AHRD
subjectMatter civil and political rights
economic, social and cultural rights
fundamental freedoms
human rights
right to development
rights of vulnerable groups

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AICHR adoptedInstrument ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
ASEAN Human Rights Declaration fullName ASEAN Human Rights Declaration self-link
ASEAN Human Rights Declaration hasPreamble ASEAN Human Rights Declaration self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ASEAN Human Rights Declaration preamble