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Indonesia: Anak Muda di Kamp Eks Timor Timur, Merajut Nasib pada Negeri yang Dijanjikan
2 years ago – Puluhan anak-anak muda eks Timor Timur di Kupang berkumpul dan dengan bangga menuturkan kisah hidup mereka dalam sebuah pameran karya bertajuk “Merajut Nasib pada Sepetak Tanah di Negeri yang Dijanjikan”.…
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Regional: Searching the Path to Perpetual Peace – Asia-Pacific Organisations Collaborate to Strengthen and Sustain Peace and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence
2 years ago – From 9 to 14 October 2023, an international summit bringing together a regional network of individuals and organisations for truth, justice, and peacebuilding unfolded in Bangkok, Thailand. Hosted by Asia…
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Indonesia: A Joint Call from People’s Forum to Reclaim Safe Space, Restore Democracy and Equity across ASEAN and Beyond
2 years ago – Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) and civil society organisations of South-East Asia gathered together at Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta, Indonesia from 1-3 September 2023 for the annual ASEAN Civil…
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UDHR Mobile Application Launch (with the Liberation War Museum of Bangladesh)
4 years ago – In collaboration with the Liberation War Museum (LWM) of Bangladesh, AJAR has released a mobile application called the UDHR Flashcards application. The UDHR Flashcards app is a free, quick reference…
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AJAR Timor-Leste receives the award of Civic Citizen Movement from the Prime Minister
4 years ago – José Luis de Oliveira, Director of AJAR Timor-Leste (left) receiving the award from Taur Matan Ruak, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste (right). On 21 August 2021, AJAR received an award from…
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The UN Security Council and ASEAN must take swift action against the military takeover in Myanmar
4 years ago – “We are only just learning to fly. Now the military has broken our wings.” Myanmar citizen, TV interview, 2 February 2021 Transitional Justice Asia Network (TJAN) joins the global condemnation…
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16 Tahun Berlalu, Berapa Lama Lagi yang Dibutuhkan untuk Menemukan Pembunuh Munir?
5 years ago – Memperingati 16 tahun pembunuhan aktivis Hak Asasi Manusia Munir bin Thalib Jakarta, Indonesia, 7 September 2020 — Tepat 16 tahun yang lalu, Munir dibunuh. Namun sampai saat ini, tidak ada…
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Seeking Justice: An Analysis of Obstacles and Opportunities for Civil Society Groups Pursuing Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Domestic Courts in Kachin and Northern Shan States
5 years ago – Kachin Women’s Association – Thailand (KWAT) and Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) are releasing a new report on access to justice in Burma, in which we identify strategies for local…
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“Achieve Justice by Combating Impunity” – International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (26 June 2020)
5 years ago – On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Women’s League of Burma (WLB), Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma), Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP), Vimutti…
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AJAR Annual Report 2019
5 years ago – On its tenth anniversary, AJAR’s most important contribution to sustainable peace and prosperity has been building resilient cultures and accountable societies, free from impunity. To mark the occasion, AJAR is…
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[Press Release] Remembering Rumoh Geudong, Raising Hope for Truth and Justice in Pidie-Aceh, Indonesia
5 years ago – PRESS RELEASE Remembering Rumoh Geudong, Raising Hope for Truth and Justice in Pidie-Aceh, Indonesia Pidie, Aceh, Indonesia, 3 March 2020 – In recognition of the International Day for the Right…
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[Press Release] International Accountability Mechanisms for Myanmar
5 years ago – Following the landmark order issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning Myanmar, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) releases a series of learning materials on international accountability mechanisms for…
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[Press Release] Indonesia and Timor-Leste Must Do More to Search and Reunite the East Timor’s Stolen Children with their Families
6 years ago – Dili, Timor-Leste, 11 November 2019: “I feel very fortunate. I never thought I could return home after thirty-six years,” said Thiago Dos Reis Da Cunha during a meeting with the…
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Learning about Truth, Reparation and Community Reconciliation: Aceh’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Visit to Timor Leste
6 years ago – Dili, September 23, 2019 –– On September 16-20, 2019 Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), Assosiasaun Chega Ba Ita (ACbit) and Centro Nacional Chega! (CNC) hosted a visit by the Aceh Truth…
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[Press Release] Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), Assosiasaun Chega Ba Ita (ACbit) and Centro Nacional Chega! (CNC) is hosting a 20-Year Commemoration of the Referendum, Timor-Leste.
6 years ago – Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), Assosiasaun Chega Ba Ita (ACbit) and Centro Nacional Chega! (CNC) is hosting a 20-Year Commemoration of the Referendum, Timor-Leste. Jakarta, August 26, 2019 ––…
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[Press Release]“Find and Reunite the Children” Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) Recommendations: 11 Years On
6 years ago – Jakarta, 15 July 2019 – On 15 July 2008, the Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) Indonesia–Timor-Leste submitted its final report, ‘Through Memories Towards Hope’, to the governments of Indonesia…
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[Press Release]Aceh Truth and Reconciliation Commission Public Hearing in North Aceh: The Urgency to Provide Reparation for Victims
6 years ago – Lhokseumawe, 17 July 2019 – Today, the Aceh Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) completed a public hearing for victims of past human rights violations committed in North Aceh during the…
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‘Centro Nacional Chega!: Time to Focus on Survivors’ Policy Paper Launch on the Second-Year Anniversary of the Centro Nacional Chega!
6 years ago – Second-Year Anniversary of the Centro Nacional Chega! Keeping the Promise for Truth, Justice, and Healing in Timor-Leste 17 July 2019 Dili, July 17 2019 – Today marks the second-year…
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[Press Release] International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: Revealing the Act of Torture in Aceh
6 years ago – Revealing the Act of Torture in Aceh: Healing Survivors and Preserving Public Memory. Banda Aceh, 26 June – In commemoration of the International Day of Support for Victims of Torture,…
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Exhibition: Progress and Challenges of Accountability in Asia: Global Initiatives for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation Site-Visit Day.
6 years ago – “The Aceh TRC has a mandate for exhumation, but in terms of budget and resources, they are even struggling to get other stuff done. So the mass graves are sort…
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AJAR’s response to UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar’s report
6 years ago – “Stop the talking, and start the doing!” – Ms Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar On 11 March 2019, Ms Yanghee Lee delivered her…
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Mobilising Youth for Change: AJAR Timor-Leste’s Human Rights and Social Justice School for Young Changemakers
6 years ago – Ines Maia is a 27-year-old from Bobonaro District, Timor-Leste. Already an active member of a student group, Ines took a deeper dive into her passion by enrolling in AJAR Timor-Leste’s…
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Timor-Leste: Mobilising Youth for Change — AJAR’s Human Rights and Social Justice School for Young Changemakers
6 years ago – Ines Maia is a 27-year-old from Bobonaro District, Timor-Leste. Already an active member of a student group, Ines took a deeper dive into her passion by enrolling in AJAR Timor-Leste’s…
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AJAR’s Partner Vimutti Women’s Organization Launches Participatory Action Research Report
7 years ago – [quote]The violence that we faced was not only the brutal torture during our arrest, but also the discrimination from our communities afterward. That sort of discrimination affected our mental health.[/quote] – Ma…
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Returning Home: Nine Stolen Children Reunited with their Families in Timor-Leste
7 years ago – Dili, Timor-Leste 7 December 2018 After 36 years, Moses Xavier finally returned to Timor-Leste. Choking with tears of emotion, he hugged tightly almost everyone who greeted him. He was particularly…
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The Aceh Truth and Reconciliation Commission Public Hearing: Providing Space for Victims of Torture to Voice Their Truth and Hope
7 years ago – 29 November 2018 Banda Aceh, Indonesia “I feel relieved,” said the first testifier when asked how he felt at the end of the first day of the public hearing at…
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Strengthening Survivors, Moving Towards Accountability in Asia
7 years ago – Southeast Asian cities have much in common: urban sprawl, the hustle and bustle of daily life, colorful street flair, impossibly crowded roads, and a history of tenuous human rights protections…
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Nurturing Memory through the Rumoh Geudong Monument in Aceh, Indonesia
7 years ago – “Don’t Bury the Truth; Speak Even if not with Words!” The Rumoh Geudong monument was officially dedicated on 12 July 2018 with about a thousand people—including survivors and people from…
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Press Release—First-Year Anniversary of the Centro Nacional Chega!: Keeping the Promise for Truth, Justice, and Healing in Timor-Leste
7 years ago – First-Year Anniversary of the Centro Nacional Chega! Keeping the Promise for Truth, Justice, and Healing in Timor-Leste 17 July 2018 Today marks the first-year anniversary of the Chega! National Centre…
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10 Years of Commission of Truth and Friendship of Indonesia and Timor-Leste (Infographic)
7 years ago – 15 July 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of Per Memoriam Ad Spem [Through Memory towards Hope], the final report of the Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) of Indonesia and…
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Press Release: A Disappearing Promise, 10 Years of Commission of Truth and Friendship of Indonesia and Timor Leste
7 years ago – Press Release A Disappearing Promise: Commission on Disappeared Persons 10 Years of Commission of Truth and Friendship of Indonesia and Timor Leste Jakarta, Indonesia and Dili, Timor-Leste 13 July 2018…
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International Educators’ Workshop on Strengthening the Capacity for Education on History and Violence Prevention, Dili, Timor-Leste
7 years ago – AJAR, Centro Nacional Chega! (CNC), and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) conducted an “International Educators’ Workshop on Strengthening the Capacity for Education on History and Violence Prevention”…
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Press Release: “Mosaic” Manual Launch on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
7 years ago – Facilitating healing from torture through community-based processes: “Mosaic: A Manual for Rebuilding Lives and Communities After Torture” Thirty one years after the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel,…
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Press Release: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Yangon, Myanmar
7 years ago – Addressing the Needs of Torture Survivors is Key to Building Peace and Democracy Women’s League of Burma (WLB), Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma), the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP),…
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Tetun Comic Book “Pirilampu (Fireflies): Light in the Darkness”
7 years ago – This Tetun comic book features the lives of seven Timorese women survivors of conflict, who tell their stories of resilience and hope. Created together with Assosiasaun Chega! ba Ita, (ACbit),…
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Press Release – “Contesting the Promises of Reformasi (Reform): The Legacy of Impunity, the Postponement of Justice”
7 years ago – (Scroll down or click here to read the press release in English) Menggugat Janji Reformasi: Warisan Impunitas dan Tertundanya Keadilan Jakarta, Indonesia 21 Mei 2018 Ketika Presiden Soeharto lengser pada…
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Indonesia: Transitional Justice Timeline
7 years ago – 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…
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Papuan Women Working Group’s Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
7 years ago – On 14 April 2018, the Papuan Women’s Working Group (PWG) submitted a paper to Hilal Elver, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, who visited Indonesia on 9-18…
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Launch of AJAR partner’s photobook on Timorese stolen children in Makassar, South Sulawesi
7 years ago – “I’ve always dreamed of being reunited with [my] family there, and I’ve always made efforts to do it.” – Antoni, a stolen child of Timor-Leste Nahebiti: A Tetun phrase that…
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Regional Roundtable Discussion on “Two Decades of Transitional Justice in Asia: A View from the Ground” in Banda Aceh, Indonesia
7 years ago – 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…
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Joint Letter to President Moon to Include Human Rights Issues in Inter-Korean Talks and Summit
7 years ago – April 9, 2018 Moon Jae-in President of the Republic of Korea 1 Cheongwadae-ro, Jongno-gu Seoul 03048 Republic of Korea Fax: +82 2-770-4721 E-mail: president@president.go.kr Dear President Moon, As your…
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Timor-Leste Participatory Action Research Report “Our Path is Upwards; Becoming Strong Together”
7 years ago – Asosiasaun Chega! ba ita (ACbit), working closely with the National Victims’ Association (NVA) and Fokupers, and with technical assistance from Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), conducted participatory action research with…
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Letter Submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Visit to Indonesia, 5-7 February 2018
7 years ago – 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…
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Learning Together: Papuan Women Building a Methodology for Participatory Action Research
8 years ago – After many years of documenting and advocating on issues of violence against women in Papua, we must acknowledge that impunity is entrenched. Justice, truth, healing and guarantees not to repeat…
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Press Release “Bringing Them Home: Fifteen Stolen Children Reunited with their Families in Timor-Leste”
8 years ago – Press Release Bringing Them Home: Fifteen Stolen Children Reunited with their Families in Timor-Leste Jakarta, Indonesia and Dili, Timor-Leste 20-27 November 2017 “I feel reborn today,” said Antonio Ximenes in…
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Press release: Timor-Leste NGO Coalition Submits Joint Shadow Report at the UN Committee Against Torture’s 62nd Session
8 years ago – Press release: Timor-Leste’s NGO Coalition on CAT Submits Joint Shadow Report at the UN Committee Against Torture’s 62nd Session Geneva, Switzerland and Dili, Timor-Leste 21 November 2017 Life is not…
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“Sa Ada Di Sini (I am Here): Voices of Papuan Women in the Face of Unrelenting Violence” Report (2017)
8 years ago – Since November 2015, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) has worked with the Papuan Women Working Group (PWG), consisting of women activists, religious leaders and human rights organisations, with the goal…
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Press Release: First-Year Anniversary of the Aceh Truth and Reconciliation Commission
8 years ago – 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…
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Press Release: Regional Asia Seminar on the “Role of Truth in Strengthening Peace in Asia”
8 years ago – Press Release: Regional Asia Seminar on the “Role of Truth in Strengthening Peace in Asia” Banda Aceh, 12 October 2017 More than 100 policymakers, academics, civil society and survivors from…
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Public Statement: Government of Indonesia must make public the 2005 fact-finding report on Munir’s case
8 years ago – JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT 6 September 2017 Indonesia: Government must make public the 2005 fact-finding report on Munir’s case In commemorating the thirteen years after the killing of human rights defender…
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Public Statement on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
8 years ago – PUBLIC STATEMENT 30 August 2017 Indonesia: Continuing failure in addressing enforced disappearances would worsen culture of impunity As people around the world today mark the International Day of the Victims…
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Stolen: A Journey Home in Photographs and Memories
8 years ago – During Indonesia’s occupation of Timor Leste, thousands of East Timorese children were forcibly removed from their families and brought to Indonesia. In 2016, AJAR published a photo book to provide…
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Women Survivors Voiced Their Truth through Theatre
8 years ago – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akHpAnh47hk&t=128s On 13 July 2017, a group of elderly women performed a theatre play called “Gejolak Makam Keramat” in Yogyakarta. Adapted from another script entitled “Leng”, the play told the…
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Launching in August: Timorese Human Rights TV Series “Laloran Justisa” (Waves of Justice)
8 years ago – Press Release: Laloran Justisa (Waves of Justice) is a new 20-episode law and order TV drama series centred around Rosa, a young lawyer working to defend the human rights of…
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Truth-Telling and a Joint Call to Action: AJAR Myanmar and Partners’ Commemoration of the International Day in Support of Torture Survivors
8 years ago – On June 26 2017, AJAR held a joint event to commemorate the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in Yangon, Myanmar. Along with the Vimutti Women’s Organization (VWO),…
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Press Release: Nine Years after the Recommendations of the Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF): Where Are the Children Now?
8 years ago – Press Release Nine Years after the Recommendations of the Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF): Where Are the Children Now? Jakarta/Dili, July 15, 2017 Nine years ago today, on July…
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Acknowledging the Truth about Atrocities is a Foundation for Democracy and Peace in Asia
8 years ago – Picture 1: Ruins of Rumoh Geudong “We must remember, not for the sake of revenge. We must remember so we can learn from the past and never repeat what…
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A Drink for Humanity
8 years ago – by Pat Walsh Originally published on Inside Indonesia, February 20 2017 The Herb Feith Foundation gave its inaugural human rights education award to Putu Oka Sukanta. Pat Walsh presented…
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Press Release: Launch of AJAR’s manual “Unlearning Impunity: A Guide to Understanding and Action for Women Survivors”
9 years ago – On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) launches its manual “Unlearning Impunity: A Guide to Understanding and Action…
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Indonesia: Close Gap between Rhetoric and Reality on 1965 Mass Human Rights Violations
9 years ago – Despite Indonesia’s repeated commitments to address human rights violations committed in 1965 – such as extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances and torture – more than five decades later millions of victims…
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Workshop on Thematic Human Rights Topic Around the Asia Region
9 years ago – Asia Justice and Rights, Bridges Across Borders South East Asia Community Legal Education Initiative (BABSEACLE) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) conducted Workshop on Thematic…
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AJAR Timor-Leste & ACbit’s Reflection on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
9 years ago – “We Gather to Break Away from the Legacy of Torture for the Next Generation” In respect to the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (June 26th, 2016), AJAR…
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AJAR Myanmar Commemorating International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
9 years ago – On 26th June 2016, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) and its partners ND-Burma, Wimutti Volunteer Group and Ta’ang Women Organization jointly organized a public event to mark the International Day…
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Lack of Recognition and Redress for Victims of Torture Perpetuates Impunity
9 years ago – Torture and ill-treatment remain prevalent in Asia today. To mark International Day in Support of Victims of Torture and express its solidarity with victims of torture in Asia and…
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Reuniting Timor Leste Children Stolen by Indonesia
9 years ago – “See this scar? I did that!” Peals of laughter and bright smiles erupt as Rosa’s brother touches her forehead gently, brushing an almost invisible scar. He reaches for her earlobe,…
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‘Stolen Children’ Revisit Tragic Past
9 years ago – Published on The Jakarta Post by Tama Salim “I want to hug & kiss my mother,” said Muhammad Yaqub, born Manuel da Costa, shortly before traveling home to Timor Leste…
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A Reunion for Timor-Leste’s Stolen Children
9 years ago – Dili, 19 May 2016. “I want to hug and kiss my mother,” said Muhammad Yaqub, born as Manuel da Costa, on the day before traveling home to Timor-Leste after 25…
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Reuni Anak-Anak yang Dipisahkan Secara Paksa Dengan Keluarga
9 years ago – Dili, 16 Mei, 2016. Setelah terpisah selama 20-40 tahun, sebelas orang (3 laki-laki dan 7 perempuan) yang sewaktu masih anak diambil secara paksa dari keluarganya pada masa konflik di Timor-Leste,…
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1965 Symposium: Uphill Road to Truth, Rehabilitation
9 years ago – Written by AJAR’s Director, Galuh Wandita. Last week an extraordinary thing took place in Jakarta. For the first time, survivors of the 1965 atrocities were in the same room with…
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Pengakuan dan Pengungkapan Kebenaran bagi Korban 1965: Tuntutan untuk Reparasi Komprehensif di Indonesia
9 years ago – Tanggapan AJAR terhadap Simposium 1965 JAKARTA, April 19, 2016 Pada tanggal 18 – 19 April 2016, sebuah simposium yang diselengarakan secara bersama oleh Forum Silaturahmi Anak Bangsa (FSAB), Dewan Pertimbangan Presiden,…
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Acknowledgement and Truth for 1965 Victims: A Call for Comprehensive Reparations in Indonesia
9 years ago – A response to the Symposium on 1965 in Indonesia JAKARTA, April 19, 2016 On 18-19 April 2016, Solidarity Forum for the Nation’s Children (FSAB), the President’s Review Council, the…
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Empowering Survivors, Strengthening Accountability of Torture
9 years ago – Together with KontraS (Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence) and National Peace Council of Sri Lanka, with support from Europe Union, AJAR held a regional roundtable discussion on…
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Press Release: Challenges on Transitional Justice Approach in Dealing with Mass Torture in Asia
9 years ago – Empowering Survivors, Strengthening Accountability of Torture Roundtable Discussion: Challenges on Transitional Justice Approach in Dealing with Mass Torture in Asia JAKARTA, 6 April 2016 – civil society, survivors of…
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Building A Foundation to Support Transitional Justice Mechanisms in Sri Lanka
9 years ago – AJAR President Patrick Burgess delivered a series of trainings on transitional justice and its relevance to the Sri Lanka context between 29 January and 6 February 2016. The trainings, organized…
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Remembering Marabia in Timor-Leste & Indonesia
10 years ago – On June 10 2015, survivors and community members of Marabia marked 35 years since the violence, mass arrests and disappearances that took place in their community, a village in the…
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Press Release: Justice, Truth and Reparations for Victims of the Aceh Conflict, Ten Years On
10 years ago – On 15 August 2015, the people of Aceh will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 2005 Helsinki Peace Agreement which was signed by the Indonesian government and the armed pro-independence…
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International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in Yangon
10 years ago – AJAR organized a joint event to mark International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26th June 2015 in Yangon, Myanmar. Our partners Wimutti Volunteer Group (WVG) and a…
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PRESS RELEASE Accountability for Acts of Torture is the Key to Preventing Repetition
10 years ago – PRESS RELEASE On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, 26 June 2015 Accountability for Acts of Torture is the Key to Preventing Repetition Asia Justice and Rights…
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South-South Exchanges: Pakistan-Indonesia
10 years ago – In June 2015 AJAR hosted a group of senior Pakistani government officials and civil society representatives on a week-long learning exchange to Indonesia. At the end of the exchange, participants…
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Reuniting Timor-Leste’s “Stolen Children”
10 years ago – In May 2015, AJAR reunited fourteen of an estimated 4,000 ‘stolen children’ with their families, after up to 35 years apart. These children were taken from East Timor to Indonesia…
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Combating Torture: Past and Present
10 years ago – A major EU-funded anti torture program is nearing completion, following a two-year series of activities in four countries: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Timor Leste. The program focuses on both…
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Popular Television for Human Rights Education
10 years ago – In May 2015, the first series of eight one-hour episodes of the TV series The Sun, the Moon and the Truth was broadcast to large audiences on national television in…
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Participatory Action Research on Women and Impunity
10 years ago – A participatory research program in Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Myanmar is focused on understanding how women victims of gender-based violence in conflict and post-conflict settings survive in situations where impunity is…
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Developing Community Learning Centres
10 years ago – In early 2015 AJAR commenced a two-year program to support victims of serious violations in Indonesia by establishing community-based learning centres focused on human rights education and capacity-building. Participants in…
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Seeding victims to become human rights defenders
10 years ago – Dealing with past abuses is challenging to Indonesia’s democracy. A key element to rebuild a nation struggling for the truth of history is to hear and include the experience of…
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Chega! Remembering Timor Leste for Indonesia
11 years ago – AJAR is assisting the Post-CAVR Secretariat in Dili, Timor-Leste, to disseminate the Commission for Truth, Reception, and Reconciliation (CAVR) report entitled Chega! This is the English language version, newly published…
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Regional Conference on Strengthening Accountability of Violence against Religious Freedom
11 years ago – In commemoration of International Tolerance Day, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) together with other leading national NGOs held a regional conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. Participants from Indonesia, Burma/Myanmar and Cambodia…
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Reclaiming Indonesia: Report launch on ‘40 Years of Violence’
11 years ago – After played an active role in the 18-month “Year of Truth” campaign, under the Coalition for Justice and Truth (KKPK) in 2013-2014 –which is effectively create a new space for…
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Arts and personal stories, self care for Burmese women survivors
11 years ago – AJAR and its partners held a national gathering of all women victims involved in the research project. This event was held in September 2014 in Northern Burma/Myanmar and was attended…
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Burmese women activists exchange visit to Timor-Leste
11 years ago – AJAR supported 10 women NGO workers from Burma/Myanmar, involved in our participatory research to learn new strategies to strengthen peace and justice. As part of a capacity-building strategy, AJAR invited…
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Capturing women survivors’ narratives: a participatory research
11 years ago – This is part of AJAR research project on gender justice in three countries, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, and Myanmar. After conducting documentation in Indonesia and Timor-Leste during 2013 about women victims’ violation…
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Lessons from Indonesia and Timor Leste: Working with survivors to prevent torture
11 years ago – In May 2014, AJAR conducted a workshop and panel discussion in Yangon on ‘Working with Torture Survivors: Sharing Experiences from Indonesia and Timor-Leste’. The event aimed at training local civil…
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Action Research with Women Survivors of Torture and Violence
12 years ago – AJAR is conducting a two-year action research project, with support from IDRC, to understand how women victims in conflict/ post-conflict settings experience impunity, develop strategies for survival, and find ways…
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Myanmar Rule of Law TV Edu-tainment Drama Series
12 years ago – AJAR is providing technical assistance to the Pyoe Pin project in Myanmar, writing a script for a high quality popular TV drama, with underlying rule of law and human rights…
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Indonesia: Survivors Share their Stories at Public Hearing in Jakarta
12 years ago – “I was 30 years old when this happened. I prayed to God to give me strength so that one day I can testify for the truth to be known…” These…
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AJAR Workshop on Community-based Rehabilitation Strategies for Victims of Torture Jakarta, 1-4 April 2014
12 years ago – AJAR, KontraS (Indonesia) and National Peace Council (Sri Lanka) held a workshop to learn about strategies to strengthen survivors of torture and ill-treatment, as part of a longer-term effort to…
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Workshop with members of the Aceh parliament on issues related to Truth and Reconciliation Commissions.
12 years ago – In August 2013, a Committee from the Aceh parliament responsible for drafting a law establishing a truth and reconciliation commissin (TRC) in Aceh requested AJAR to organize a three day…