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Pengakuan dan Pengungkapan Kebenaran bagi Korban 1965: Tuntutan untuk Reparasi Komprehensif di Indonesia

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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, Dewan Pers Indonesia, Komnas HAM dan beberapa universitas di Indonesia, menyelenggarakan Simposium Nasional: Membedah Tragedi 1965, Pendekatan Kesejarahan. Dalam kegiatan dua hari tersebut, berbagai pihak diundang, […]

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Acknowledgement and Truth for 1965 Victims: A Call for Comprehensive Reparations in Indonesia

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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 Indonesian Press Council, the National Commission on Human Rights, and several Indonesian universities held a national symposium: Dissecting the 1965 Tragedy through an Historical Approach. […]

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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 policy makers, CSO, survivors and media from Sri […]

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Press Release: Challenges on Transitional Justice Approach in Dealing with Mass Torture in Asia

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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 torture and policy makers from Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Myanmar and Sri Lanka along with international experts are gathering in Jakarta’s 6-7 April 2006 to discuss challenges […]

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Building A Foundation to Support Transitional Justice Mechanisms in Sri Lanka

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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 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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Remembering Marabia in Timor-Leste & Indonesia

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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 outskirts of Dili. Timor-Leste’s truth commission (CAVR) found that in response to a surprise attack by the resistance army (Falintil) on military targets around Dili, […]

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Press Release: Justice, Truth and Reparations for Victims of the Aceh Conflict, Ten Years On

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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 movement, the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM) to end the 29 year conflict in Indonesia’s most westerly province. The Aceh conflict had a […]

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International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in Yangon

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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 torture survivor spoke out about the plight of torture survivors and their demand for recognition and justice. The event also featured an exhibition of drawings […]

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PRESS RELEASE Accountability for Acts of Torture is the Key to Preventing Repetition

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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 (AJAR) is working with KontraS (Indonesia), the National Peace Council (Sri Lanka), Associacaon Chega Ba Ita (Timor-Leste), and Wimutti Volunteer Group (Myanmar) to strengthen the […]

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