black cloth with the red and yellow Kerawang motives of the Gayo culture embraced both the former local GAM leader, Fauzan Azima, and Suterisno, the former head of Sedie Jadi. Prayer chants accompanied…
At least for a few hours, 15 activists from Bangkok and other areas could relax and “listen” to their bodies and feelings. Amid high pressure, activists and human rights defenders often lack awareness…
Pictures of missing people and images of the past conflict were the highlights of an exhibition held on the grounds of KontraS Aceh. The work of Acehnese journalists also included the official reconciliation…
In conjunction with International Human Rights Day, 11 men and 8 women joined a six-day programme of the School of Human Rights and Transitional Justice. The School which started in 2009 is run…
Timor Leste’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CAVR) and its report titled Chega! (Enough!) have become a model in the region for transitional justice mechanisms. Despite the nation’s challenges to meet the comprehensive recommendations,…