This publication compiles action research conducted from 2013-18 by members of the Papuan Women’s Working Group (PWG), an informal group established as a collaboration between Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) and five Papuan organisations. The purpose was threefold: 1) to strengthen the voices of women victims of violence; 2) to take steps to counter impunity […] Read more
“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 report on the situation of human rights in Myanmar at the 40th session of the Human Rights Council. She urged the international community to consider […] Read more
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 “Human Rights and Social Justice School for Young Changemakers.” “[This school] is an alternative mechanism to expose the Timorese society to a global perspective,” she […] Read more
– Ma Soe Soe Khaing (former political prisoner and activist, Myanmar) AJAR’s partner Vimutti Women’s Organisation launched a report based on their participatory action research with 10 former women political prisoners around Myanmar. The report includes the stories of the women and documents how they have struggled and endured in interrogation centres and prison. Research […] Read more
Dili, Timor-Leste7 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 moved to see his sister, immediately asking about her leg that was injured by a bomb during the past conflict in East Timor. “We can live […] Read more
