Tag: ASEAN environmental rights framework

Here’s why and how to advocate for a genuine regional instrument on environmental rights that protects all of us. #ASEANEnvironmentalRights

This video is the second out of three in our #ASEANEnvironmentalRights explainer series.

Learn more about the ongoing process of the first-ever regional instrument on environmental rights in Southeast Asia through the first video of the #ASEANEnvironmentalRights series.

Sign on to support the adoption and development of the ASEAN People’s Declaration on Environmental Rights, as well as call on the AICHR to improve transparency and accountability in the process.

Civil society groups are concerned about the pressing environmental degradation and destruction in the ASEAN region that infringes on both human and environmental rights. It is imperative that ASEAN member states (AMS) take strong, coordinated action to address these impacts effectively. Central to this effort is the need to protect and support environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) and indigenous peoples, who are on the front lines of defending our environment but face substantial risks and threats in their efforts.

APNED renews calls for strong and inclusive action to uphold environmental rights in Southeast Asia, particularly in the context of the ongoing development of the ASEAN environmental rights framework. We call on the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and ASEAN Member States (AMS) to heed the demands of civil society embodied in the ASEAN People’s Declaration on Environmental Rights, to enhance protections for environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs), indigenous peoples, and other vulnerable groups, and ensure inclusive and meaningful civil society representation and participation in the ongoing process.

We civil society organizations and individuals call for strong action and engagement on environmental rights for the ASEAN region, particularly in the ongoing development of the ASEAN environmental rights framework.

Today, civil society groups in ASEAN call for action and engagement on environmental rights. The ASEAN Environmental Rights Working Group (AER Working Group) has released a draft declaration on environmental rights for stakeholder consultation until the end of April. Submissions from the public can be made via Environmental Rights or through UNESCAP. Call to action […]

All you need to know about the ongoing process of drafting an ASEAN Environmental Rights Framework.