The course was conducted from May 27 to June 7, 2024. An overview of the course is available on the AJAR Indonesia Instragram account @humanityouth here.
This two-week intensive course convened approximately 110 participants representing 45 communities across Indonesia. The learning experience was structured to deepen participants conceptual and practical understanding of human rights and transitional justice within both Indonesian and global contexts.
The online course was designed to strengthen the capacity of human rights defenders, community organisers, and advocates. A key objective was to enable participants to establish connections between the legacies of human rights violations during the New Order Regime and current social and political challenges. Participants represented diverse backgrounds, including young human rights defenders, students, community facilitators, and practitioners in legal and educational fields.
The course structure spanned two weeks, incorporating both morning and afternoon sessions to accommodate varied participant schedules. Each class section comprised approximately 45-55 participants, engaging in a blended learning approach that included lectures, discussions, and independent study. The opening session featured the Chairpersons of National Commissions of Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Atnike Sigiro, who provided an analysis of the current human rights development. Throughout the course, AJAR engaged distinguished experts as resource persons, including Asfinawati, Roichatul Aswidah, Faisal Hadi, Zainal Abidin, Putri Kanesia, Yuniyanti Chuzaifah, Dodi Yuniar, and Galuh Wandita.
The course was organised into twelve thematic modules covering core areas of human rights and transitional justice, including:
- The foundations theories and practices of of human rights and transitional justice;
- The analysis and mapping of conflicts and mass violations in the Indonesian context;
- Truth-seeking mechanisms and the right to truth;
- Judicial prosecution and mechanisms of accountability;
- Reparations and institutional reform;
- Gender justice and memorialisation in transitional justice frameworks.
Participants also learned insights from the experiences of other countries that have grappled with similar legacies of systemic violence and impunity. This cross-regional comparative analysis emphasized transitional justice as a context-driven process rooted in local initiatives, rather than a purely top-down policy approach.
The course served as a foundational component of the 2024 AJAR Fellowship program. Upon completion, participants were expected to demonstrate a strong conceptual understanding, ability to analyse local conflicts through a transitional justice framework, and the capacity to design contextually relevant initiatives for their respective communities. The program culminated with final presentations, during which participants shared their key insights, case studies, and proposed community-based initiatives focused on strengthening accountability and fostering social healing.
To view graphic recordings of the course sessions, please visit the AJAR Indonesia Instragram account @humanityouth:
- Atnike Sigiro – Introduction to Transitional Justice
- Roichatul Aswidah – Introduction on Human Rights and Its Mechanisms
- Faisal Hadi – Concept, Framework, and Practice of Transitional Justice
- Sri Lestari Wahyuningroem – The Rights to Truth and Truth Commissions
- Putri Kanesia – Prosecutions and International Criminal Court
- Zainal Abidin – The Rights of Victims of Mass Human Rights Violations
- Asfinawati – Guarantee of Non-recurence
- Dodi Yuniar – Memorialisation and Transitional Justice