Ex Suhakam Commissioner Made Malaysian Rep To Aichr

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Former Suhakam commissioner Prof Aishah Bidin has been appointed the new representative of Malaysia to the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) for the 2022-2024 term.
Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah in a statement today said she will succeed Eric Paulsen who served for a three-year term from 2019 to 2021.
"With her vast experience in human rights issues, the government is confident that Dr Aishah will be able to discharge her duties and responsibilities in defending and promoting Malaysia’s interests on human rights issues through AICHR.
"The appointment is a clear manifestation of the government’s commitment to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms and promote these issues in Asean’s agenda through the AICHR," Saifuddin said.
Aishah (above) is a fellow and professor of corporate and insolvency law at the Academy of Sciences Malaysia and was formerly professor of corporate and insolvency law at the Faculty of Law, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
She also served as a member of the steering committee of the Malaysian Corporate Law Reform Committee (CLRC), a member of the Review Committee of Bankruptcy and Corporate Insolvency Law of Malaysia under the Insolvency Department, Prime Minister’s Department, dean of the Faculty of Law, UKM, as well as former legal advisor of UKM Holdings.
Saifuddin said the government appreciated the service and dedication of Paulsen as Malaysia's representative to AICHR for the past three years.
The AICHR, established in 2009 under Article 14 of the Asean Charter, is one of the Asena organs with an overarching and cross-cutting mandate for the promotion and protection of human rights.
As an intergovernmental body that reports directly to the Asean foreign ministers, the AICHR sets the tone for human rights cooperation with other Asean organs, Asean sectoral bodies, and related external parties.
- Bernama

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