First Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)

The Representatives of ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) will convene for the first time from February 16-18, 2011 at ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta.

Its Representatives include Mr. Ahmad Taufan Damanik and Ms. Rita Serena Kalibonso (Indonesia), Dr. Khin Mar Tun and Mr. U Myint Thein (Myanmar), Dr. Saisuree Chutikul and Ms. Kanda Vajaraphai (Thailand), Ms. Long Shopally and Ms. Khiev Bory (Cambodia), Dr. Aline Wong and Mr. Koh Choon Hui (Singapore), Ms. Cao Thi Thanh Thuy and Mr. Dang Hoa Nam (Vietnam), Ms. Shiampone Sirattanakoul and Mr. Prasong Vovngkhamchanh (Lao PDR), Prof Datuk Dr Chiam Heng Keng and Dato’ Dr Noorul Ainur Mohd Nur (Malaysia), Datin Paduka Hajah Intan bte Haji Mohd Kassim and Datin Hajah Adina Othman (Brunei Darussalam) . ACWC is established in 2010 and is tasked to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women andchildren in ASEAN, as well aa to promote the well-being, development, empowerment and participation of women and children in the ASEAN Community building process.