Asia Justice and Rights, Bridges Across Borders South East Asia Community Legal Education Initiative (BABSEACLE) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) conducted Workshop on Thematic Human Rights Topics from Around the Asia Region in complementary with 5th Pro Bono Conference in Sanur, August 29th 2016. Over 70 participants, including lawyers, […]
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Between 2013 and 2016 AJAR and its civil society partners collaborated with the national human rights institutions of Indonesia and Timor-Leste to trace the stolen children taken from Timor-Leste and brought to Indonesia during the con ict of 1975-1999. To date, we have documented the stories of 65 stolen children, 30 of whom have participated […]
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“We Gather to Break Away from the Legacy of Torture for the Next Generation” In respect to the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (June 26th, 2016), AJAR and ACbit composed a day for commemoration, reflection, and education on its most recent research produced analyzing the legacy of torture and ill-treatment in Timor-Leste […]
On 26 June 2016, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) and its partners ND-Burma, Wimutti Volunteer Group and Ta’ang Women Organization jointly organized a public event to mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in Yangon, Myanmar. The event was attended by more than 200 people. The speakers highlighted that acts of torture […]
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In respect to the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (26 June 2016), AJAR and ACbit composed a day for commemoration, reflection, and education on its most recent research produced analyzing the legacy of torture and ill-treatment in Timor-Leste and how its practice has affected Timorese until today. Gathered to both learn and […]
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On 26th June 2016, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) and its partners ND-Burma, Wimutti Volunteer Group and Ta’ang Women Organization jointly organized a public event to mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in Yangon, Myanmar. The event was attended by more than 200 people. The speakers highlighted that acts […]
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Torture and ill-treatment remain prevalent in Asia today. To mark International Day in Support of Victims of Torture and express its solidarity with victims of torture in Asia and around the world, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) and its partners reaffirm key messages articulated by 120 torture survivors and their advocates who gathered in […]
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In partnership with Legal Clinic Myanmar, AJAR published “Convention against Torture & other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)”. Download the CAT Paper in Burmese (PDF Version) […]
“See this scar? I did that!” Peals of laughter and bright smiles erupt as Rosa’s brother touches her forehead gently, brushing an almost invisible scar. He reaches for her earlobe, “Our mother made that earring hole in her ear; she cried.” Rosa is surrounded by two siblings, her older sister and brother who are both […]
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