Several refernces to human rights, e.g."...ASEAN?s cooperation in political development aims to strengthen democracy, enhance good governance and the rule of law, and to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, with due regard to the rights and responsibilities of the Member States of ASEAN, so as to ultimately create a Rules-based Community of shared values and norms. In the shaping and sharing of norms, ASEAN aims to achieve a standard of common adherence to norms of good conduct among 2 ASEAN POLITICAL-SECURITY COMMUNITY BLUEPRINT i. ii. iii. i. member states of the ASEAN Community; consolidating and strengthening ASEAN?s solidarity, cohesiveness and harmony; and contributing to the building of a peaceful, democratic, tolerant, participatory and transparent community in Southeast Asia..."