July 31, 200718 yr ASEAN Foreign Ministers on Monday 30th July 2007 announced their consensus to setting up an ASEAN Human Rights Commission. Following is the statement of Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo, Chairman of the 40th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, on the meeting between the ASEAN Foreign Ministers and the High Level Task Force on the Drafting of the ASEAN Charter: "Good afternoon. Today the ASEAN Foreign Ministers were briefed by the High Level Task Force on the progress of their work on preparing a draft ASEAN Charter.", "I am pleased to announce that among the issues on which there was consensus among the ASEAN Foreign Ministers is the inclusion of a provision in the ASEAN Charter that mandates the creation of a human rights body." His full statement can be found at: http://www.40amm.org.ph/main_newscontent.a...&newsid=967 This is indeed a landmark development by ASEAN and is seen as crucial for giving Asean credibility and bargaining power on the world stage. The Charter being drafted for the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations will include a provision mandating the creation of the human rights body. The charter will be adopted by ASEAN leaders at its Summit in Singapore this November.
July 31, 200718 yr Author ermmm this seems repeated! could MODs either delete or move this one to the news section please? thankyou
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