AJAR is proud to present its Annual Report, which both celebrates partnerships and engagements over the years, while providing an overview of AJAR’s activities in 2024.
Annual Report 2024
AJAR proudly joined the ceremony honoring Patrick Burgess and Galuh Wandita with the Medal of the Order of Timor-Leste, in recognition of their long-standing contributions to the people of Timor-Leste through periods of conflict, transition, truth-seeking, justice, and rebuilding.
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AJAR and Taman 65, a survivors group based in Bali, hosted a human rights study trip and memory tour on the 1965 mass violence in Bali, Indonesia, exploring how tourism in Bali can mask the island’s violent past and complicate efforts to confront and address its legacy.
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AJAR, in collaboration with the Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation, reflected deeply on over a decade of participatory documentation, highlighting collective healing as a pathway toward justice.
Read moreAsia Justice and Rights believes that peace and democracy can only be sustained if impunity, corruption, denial of the truth about past violations are addressed. We aim to equip both local and national actors with the necessary skills, knowledge and resources for their long-term efforts to strengthen accountability.
Dili, Timor-Leste / Jakarta, Indonesia /Sydney, Australia (19 May 2026) – Today in Dili, Patrick Burgess and Galuh Wandita received the Medal of the Order of Timor-Leste, in recognition of their long-standing contributions to the people of Timor-Leste. The Order…
Civil society organizations in Myanmar and Thailand have submitted their concerns to the Indonesian government through its embassy in Thailand….
Application deadline: 20 January, 2026 Download the applicant booklet here. Background The ongoing political and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar has…
April 2026 – On Tuesday, 21 April 2026, AJAR, Odhikar, and the Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) organized an Asia HRD Learning…
Asia Justice and Rights is strongly committed to linking countries transitioning from various situations where human rights violations have occurred — focusing our work in places attempting to build a stable democratic base following prolonged conflict or authoritarian rule. We are committed to linking countries transitioning from various situations such as war, dictatorship or where human rights violations have occurred.
Asia Justice and Rights produce publications drawing on years of experience working on conflict and peace-building. Alongside our partners, we have worked to document human rights violations, worked with transitional justice organisations and victims/survivors in order to know how to deal with the challenges of justice and rights.
This research report examines the role of civil…
How do communities move from surviving to healing…
Since April 2023, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR),…
The full Findings Report of the Aceh Truth…
Transitional justice and peacebuilding emerged as coherent disciplines…
Between 1975 and 1999, during the Indonesian occupation,…
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