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Regional: Roundtable Discussion on “Two Decades of Transitional Justice in Asia: A View from the Ground” in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

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Update: Read the full activity report here. 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 […]

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Indonesia: Sa Ada Di Sini — Suara Perempuan Papua Menghadapi Kekerasan yang Tak Kunjung Usai Report Launching Events

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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 to understand deeper the experiences of women victims of violence in the provinces of Papua and West Papua. The findings of our participatory action research […]

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Indonesia: Women Survivors Voiced Their Truth through Theatre

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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 struggle of community members when faced with a factory’s expansion efforts that threatened to evict them as well as their sacred cemetery. As a realist play, […]

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Timor-Leste: Launching in August, Human Rights TV Series “Laloran Justisa” (Waves of Justice)

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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 her clients. The series will be launched at a special screening in Dili Cineplex, Timor Leste, on 18 August 2017. Laloran Justisa has been designed, created and […]

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Myanmar: Commemorating International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

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On 26 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 in Support of Victims of Torture in Yangon, Myanmar. The event was attended by more than 200 people. The speakers highlighted that acts of torture […]

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Timor-Leste: Reflection on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

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In respect to the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (26 June 2016), AJAR and ACbit composed a day for commemoration, reflection, and education on its most recent research produced analyzing the legacy of torture and ill-treatment in Timor-Leste and how its practice has affected Timorese until today. Gathered to both learn and […]

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Regional: Empowering Survivors, Strengthening Accountability of Torture

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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 strengthening accountability for torture on April 6th 2016 in Jakarta. A total of 100 participants comprising of policymakers, CSO, survivors and media from Sri Lanka, […]

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Sri Lanka: Building A Foundation to Support Transitional Justice Mechanisms Training

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AJAR President Patrick Burgess delivered a series of training on transitional justice and its relevance to the Sri Lanka context between 29 January and 6 February 2016. The training, organized by AJAR’s partner, the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka, were between one and three days duration and took place in Colombo and the former […]

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Regional: Workshop on Thematic Human Rights Topic Around the Asia Region

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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 Human Rights Topics from Around the Asia Region in complementary with 5th Pro Bono Conference in Sanur, 29 August 2016. Over 70 participants, including lawyers, and NGO representatives participated […]

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