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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, August 29th 2016. Over 70 participants, including lawyers, […]

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AJAR Timor-Leste & ACbit’s Reflection on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

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“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 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 […]

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AJAR Myanmar Commemorating International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

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

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Lack of Recognition and Redress for Victims of Torture Perpetuates Impunity

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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 around the world, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) and its partners reaffirm key messages articulated by 120 torture survivors and their advocates who gathered in […]

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Reuniting Timor Leste Children Stolen by Indonesia

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“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, “Our mother made that earring hole in her ear; she cried.” Rosa is surrounded by two siblings, her older sister and brother who are both […]

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‘Stolen Children’ Revisit Tragic Past

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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 after 25 years of living in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. One week later he has managed to do just that and a whole lot more, spending […]

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A Reunion for Timor-Leste’s Stolen Children

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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 years. Yaqub is one of eleven individuals (three females and eight males) who are being reunited with their families after 20-40 years. Yaqub is one […]

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Reuni Anak-Anak yang Dipisahkan Secara Paksa Dengan Keluarga

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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, kemarin bertemu kembali dengan keluarganya. Mereka berasal dari Makasar, Balikpapan, Banjarmasin dan Jakarta. Peserta tertua bernama Gregorio Muslimin sudah kehilangan kontak dengan keluarga sejak tahun […]

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1965 Symposium: Uphill Road to Truth, Rehabilitation

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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 some of Indonesia’s highest-ranking generals and officials, talking about what happened. There were different views: denials of the killings, a refusal to apologize, and pleas […]

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