Sixty years after the United Nations
adopted the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights (UDHR), ASEAN
adopted its own first human rights
instrument – the ASEAN Human
Rights Declaration (AHRD). This is the
first time the Asia Pacific region has
its own regional human rights
instrument. The Declaration is the
embodiment of the commitment of
the Governments of ASEAN to
safeguard the human rights and
fundamental freedoms of the people
of ASEAN.