legal and institutional framework. Article 1.13 of the
Charter stipulates that one of the purposes of ASEAN
is “to promote a peopleoriented
ASEAN in which all
sectors of society are encouraged to participate in, and
community building.”
The idea of a peoplecentric
ASEAN refers in part
to the promotion of human rights and human security.
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objectives of ASEAN as the protection of “human
rights and fundamental freedoms, with due regard to
the rights and responsibilities of the Member States
of ASEAN.” The phrase “due regard to the rights and
responsibilities of the Member States of ASEAN,” is an
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in part, a policy of noninterference.
Article 14 of the ASEAN Charter envisages
establishment of an ASEAN human rights body in