Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Kuala Lumpur Participates in ASEAN Human Rights Seminar

The Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Kuala Lumpur participated in the academic seminar organized by the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) in cooperation with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) on the diplomatic and media brief of Malaysia–ASEAN human rights outcomes, held on 20 November 2025.

The Embassy was represented by the Chargé d’Affaires a.i, Counsellor Ahmed Ghanim AbdulJabbar.

The seminar featured a concise presentation of two documents adopted by the 47th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia: the Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment, and the Declaration on the Promotion of the Right to Development and the Right to Peace.

Mr. Hishamuddin Yunos, Chair of SUHAKAM, emphasized the importance of the two documents in linking human rights with environmental and developmental issues.

Mr. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Malaysia’s representative to the AICHR, presented the key features of the documents and their alignment with international instruments, commending the Malaysian authorities for their efforts in drafting and adopting them.

At the conclusion of the seminar, Counsellor Ahmed Ghanim AbdulJabbar expressed the Embassy’s gratitude to the organizers, while the Malaysian side welcomed the Embassy’s participation.

The seminar was attended by a notable presence of diplomatic missions, media representatives, and experts in human rights and sustainable development.