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MODULE 2 - Human Rights and ASEAN

25 Apr 2022

Universal Declaration of Human Rights Preamble: PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RIGHTS “…recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and Universal inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the Inherent Inalienable foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world…” Indivisible Interrelated UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS Adopted by the UNGA “Fundamental constitutive on 10 Dec. [...] In the 18th and 19th centuries, the struggle for rights focused on the liberation from authoritarian oppression and the corresponding rights of free speech, association and religion and the right to vote. [...] The main accomplishment of the Commission was the elaboration and near- universal acceptance of the three major international human rights instruments: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the latter two adopted in 1966. [...] Over the last few decades, however, attention has shifted to the implementation and enforcement of human rights norms, to the development of more secure safety nets and to a critical appraisal of the impact of the norms. [...] The representative of Indonesia has called out the Government of Malaysia for aggravating the situation of undocumented migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in the country, and the rising of xenophobia in the country during the pandemic.33 The representative of Malaysia has called for a review of the AICHR Terms of Reference (TOR) since the COVID-19, demonstrating the necessity to reconsider how.
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