ACKNOWLEDGING the meaningful contribution of ASEAN Sectoral
Bodies and other relevant stakeholders in the promotion and
protection of human rights in ASEAN, and encourage their
continuing engagement and dialogue with the AICHR;
DO HEREBY
HEREBY::
1. ADOPT the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD);
2. AFFIRM our commitment to the full implementation of the AHRD
to advance the promotion and protection of human rights in
the region; and
3. REAFFIRM further our commitment to ensure that the
implementation of the AHRD be in accordance with our
commitment to the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, the Vienna Declaration and
Programme of Action, and other international human rights
instruments to which ASEAN Member States are parties, as
well as to relevant ASEAN declarations and instruments
pertaining to human rights.
DONE at Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia, this Eighteenth Day
of November in the Year Two Thousand and Twelve, in a single
original in the English language.
For Brunei Darussalam:
HAJI HASSANAL BOLKIAH
Sultan of Brunei Darussalam
For the Kingdom of Cambodia:
SAMDECH AKKA MOHA SENA P
ADEI TECHO HUN SEN
PADEI
Prime Minister
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PHNOM PENH STATEMENT ON THE ADOPTION OF THE ASEAN HUMAN RIGHTS DECLARATION