With the birth of a new nation, hopes were high of a government committed to the people's wellbeing, including the new generation born after independence. However, the frequent clashes among gangs and supporters…
Thailand’s new government under recently elected Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, still poses uncertainties, with the political elite retaining close ties with the military. Following major…
Participants could eventually speak up even of long-suppressed trauma in both workshops in the suburbs of Mataniko on 1-5 August 2022 and Kakabona on 5-9 September 2022. A total of 60 survivors and…
Association (SITHA), had facilitated two trauma-healing workshops in 2022. In the National Seminar on 27-28 February 2024 in Honiara, participants shared the stories of survivors and community peacebuilders, which were also reflected in…
Martial arts are highly recommended for the self-defence skills, discipline, and sportsmanship they instil in the young. Members of well-known groups in Indonesia introduced the traditional silat arts to Timor Leste, mainly through…
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…