Annual Report 2011–2012 Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, Chairperson of the APF’s Advisory Council of Jurists addressing the Biennial Conference. Photograph National Human Rights Commission of Thailand. During the annual meeting, Forum Councillors made the following decisions: • the adoption of an APF gender policy to ensure that a focus on the rights of women are integrated across the organisation’s objectives and program areas • the consideration of options for the expansion of the APF’s sub-regional presence • the election of the NHRIs from Jordan, Thailand, Malaysia and the Republic of Korea as their representatives on the ICC Bureau • the election of the NHRI from Qatar as their representative on the ICC Sub-Committee on Accreditation • the election of the NHRI from Australia as their representative on the ICC Finance Committee • the election of the NHRIs from the Philippines and Indonesia as their representatives on the ICC Working Group on Business and Human Rights • the selection of the NHRI from Jordan to host the ICC International Conference on Women and Girls’ Human Rights and the role of NHRIs in 2012 • the selection of the NHRI from Qatar to host the APF Annual Meeting and Biennial Conference in 2013, and • the election of the NHRI from Thailand, as host institution of the 16th Annual Meeting and Biennial Conference, as Chairperson of the APF, with the NHRIs of Jordan and Qatar elected to the two positions of Deputy Chairpersons. The outcomes statement and meeting papers associated with the annual meeting are available from the APF’s website. Parallel NGO conference The APF promotes cooperation between NHRIs and NGOs. At each annual meeting the APF also facilities interaction and cooperation with the Asian NGO Network of NHRIs (ANNI). In 2011 ANNI held its meeting in parallel with the APF’s annual meeting. The focus of the NGO meeting was on human rights defenders. 2. Enhance members’ communication, cooperation and engagement | 23