Cambodia vows to finalise ASEAN human rights declaration

Cambodia has pledged to finalise the drafting of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration this year as it chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Cambodia has pledged to finalise the drafting of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration this year as it chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

"This is a big job and needs a lot of discussions. However, we are confident that we can finalise it by this year," said Om Yin Tieng, Cambodian senior Minister and Chair of the ASEAN Inter-governmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in 2012.

According to the ASEAN Secretariat, the AICHR will host its first meeting on the declaration in Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jan. 8-9, ahead of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting./.

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