Twenty years after reformasi, Indonesia has experienced both progress and challenges in addressing mass human rights violations that have happened prior to and after the New Order regime. The following timeline outlines transitional justice initiatives and setbacks that have occured in Indonesia up until the present era. Read more
On 26-28 March 2018, thirty practitioners, academics, and commissioners of transitional justice and truth commissions from the Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Timor-Leste, and Indonesia gathered as part of the Transitional Justice Asia Network (TJAN) to share experiences and to draw key lessons from two decades of transitional justice in Asia. Participants […] Read more
On 5 February 2018, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights H.E. Zeid bin Ra’ad Al Hussein invited AJAR and 19 other civil society groups to discuss the implementation of human rights in the region. This occasion, which happened during High Commissioner Zeid’s official visit to Indonesia, also marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of […] Read more
First-Year Anniversary of the Aceh Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Truth-Seeking on Human Rights Violations in Aceh to Strengthen Peace 24 October 2017 Today marks the first-year anniversary of the Aceh Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Aceh TRC) following its inauguration by the Governor of Aceh on 24 October 2016. The Aceh TRC’s presence is a milestone […] Read more
Women survivors of violence face challenges in their attempts to obtain justice. This has been a key finding in the work of the Women’s League of Burma (WLB) and Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), as we work on cases of violence against women in Burma’s ethnic communities and engage in strengthening and empowering survivors of […] Read more
