Now well established in its fourth year, the HRTCP has made solid progress towards all active end of program outcomes and strategic priorities. The HRTCP continues to be a valuable opportunity to engage with the Government of Laos on human rights related issues and share information about Australian practice and experience. Activity participants have reported on numerous occasions how valuable they found it to hear about international examples, and this will remain a key feature of the HRTCP for future years. Over the four years of operation, the Commission has managed to adapt and evolve its program management processes to respond to the Lao PDR’s unique circumstances. Despite the pandemic disruptions this year, the positive outcomes to date have meant that a transparent and valuable relationship has developed between the two partners. Supporting Human Rights in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) The Commission engages with a range of key stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific region on a variety of issues, highlighting the Commission’s reputation in the region for providing high quality human rights technical input and capacity building and ability to foster strong relationships. In this reporting period: • The Commission continued to play a leadership role in the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF), and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) with the President serving as the APF Chair and on the GANHRI Bureau (board). • The Australian Embassy in Cambodia approached the Commission in late January 2021 to seek its advice and support around Cambodia’s disability law reform process. Since then, the Commission has provided written feedback on the draft law, and Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett engaged in a successful high-level roundtable with representatives from the Cambodian Government and Australian Government. • Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett participated in a webinar on Advancing the Protection of Disability Rights in ASEAN in the post-pandemic context on 19 April 2021. • A program of work has been developed with the Vietnamese Government on human rights, technology, and cyber security. 72 Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2020–2021