Human rights is one of the sensitive issues in ASEAN.
General perceptions: Human Right is a western idea and incompatible with cultures and values in ASEAN countries.
Constitutions of ASEAN countries guarantee human rights protection at different level:
Constitutions with extensive human rights guarantee (the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos)
Constitutions with various restrictions (Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand*)
Constitutions with only a few guarantees (Brunei)
There are some differences on human rights protection between national level of ASEAN countries and international : the constitutions formulate rights strictly as citizens rights or generally as human rights regardless of citizenship.