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Mandate Meets Strategy: AICHR’s TOR and the Incheon Strategy
February 9, 2015
By: Kyle Lemargie
The terms of reference for the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) are undergoing a scheduled five year review and possible revision. Established ASEAN norms of consensus decision making and non-interference in the internal affairs of member states have limited the mandate of the region’s overarching human…
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Regional Human Rights Declarations and Conventions around the World
September 25, 2012
By: Dipo Djungdjungan Suma
In November, head of states of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) will gather in Phnom Penh for the 21st ASEAN Summit. There, they are expected to adopt the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD), which will represent a major milestone in the struggle for human…
Election Access Lessons Learned from around the World
August 10, 2012
When Madeline went to vote in the Dominican Republic’s presidential election last May, she needed help to get through the door with her wheelchair because the ramps were poorly constructed at the polling place.
She was carried to the second floor only to learn that she was not at the…
