This study, supported by the Norway Mission to ASEAN, is designed to provide the evidence base necessary to operationalize the ASEAN Environmental Rights Declaration through a Regional Plan of Action. The research centers on the three pillars of environmental procedural rights—access to information, public participation, and access to justice—with a specific emphasis on the vulnerabilities and rights of Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Human Rights Defenders. By maintaining close coordination with AICHR Thailand, RWI ensures that the study’s empirical findings directly inform the drafting process of the Regional Plan of Action, effectively bridging the gap between high-level policy and grassroots implementation.
Activities & Publications:
- Mapping the Implementation Gap: Baseline Study on the Recognition and Protection of Procedural Environmental Rights in ASEAN Member States maps the legal and institutional architecture for the three access rights — information, participation, and justice — across all eleven ASEAN Member States, with particular attention to Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Human Rights Defenders.
- Bridging the Implementation Gap: Strategic Policy Recommendations for Procedural Environmental Rights in ASEAN builds on the baseline to set out concrete, actionable proposals for the drafters of the Regional Plan of Action.
Project Duration
November 2025 – August 2026
Partner
AICHR Thailand
Donor
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Windi Arini
Windi is currently the Regional Director for Asia Pacific (a.i.). She works from the Jakarta office and contributes to regional initiatives across Southeast Asia that strengthen access to justice, climate resilience, and rights-based local governance. Her work includes advancing RWI’s engagement with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and supporting the development of regional tools on environmental adjudication.
Windi first joined RWI as a Programme Officer, where she focused on localising human rights in the context of the SDGs. She worked closely with local governments, academic institutions, and CSOs to help shape inclusive, rights-based policies—efforts that continue to inform RWI’s work on human rights cities today.
She graduated from Atma Jaya Catholic University (Faculty of Law) in 2010 and began her career at a law office where she led capacity-building programmes on international humanitarian law and human rights for the Indonesian military. After earning her master’s degree in Theory and Practice of Human Rights from the University of Oslo, she served nearly four years as a Human Rights Officer at the ASEAN Secretariat. There, she provided technical and project support to AICHR and ASEAN-IPR across a range of thematic areas, including women and children’s rights, business and human rights, and the rights of persons with disabilities.
When not in the office, Windi enjoys reading, traveling, and is especially fond of spicy food.