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…
Stir fry beans and chili. Dried squid. These were a few dishes that visitors could taste at an exhibition that highlighted the favourite food of loved ones, who were suddenly snatched from their…
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…
In the past few decades, people in Thailand have experienced multiple coup attempts, excessive clampdowns against protesters, arbitrary arrests and torture, forced disappearances, and extra-judicial killings. The seminar discussed how society can overcome…
Despite major reforms following the fall of the New Order regime in 1998, Indonesia today shows a bleak situation regarding its commitments to acknowledging victims of human rights abuses, let alone providing rehabilitation…
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…
Building Momentum for Justice: A Series of Advocacy Efforts to Increase Support for the Amnesty Bill
Significant progress in recent advocacy efforts of the Cross Cultural Foundation was the growing support for the Amnesty Bill and the enforcement of the anti-torture act. In addition, in the peace process of…
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…