In mid-August 2022, the Washington D.C. District Court publicly released documents containing the testimonies of 11 victims of alleged human rights violations, which had been committed in Aceh by US oil and gas giant, ExxonMobil. The document is a new chapter in the two decade-long process of uncovering the truth for victims. In this report, […]
Regional: Network of Rights and Memory Initiatives Gathers for “Protecting Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in the Asia and Pacific Region” Summit in Indonesia
From 25 to 30 September 2022, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC), and the Global Initiative for Justice, Truth, and Reconciliation (GIJTR) held an international summit on “Protecting Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in the Asia and Pacific Region” in Jakarta, Indonesia. This summit highlighted the continuing Rohingya crisis […]
Report Launching on Pathways to Transitional Justice in Indonesia: Victims’ Agency in the Face of Impunity
28 August 2022 – Since 2020, AJAR has conducted nationwide research on the transitional justice mechanisms for survivors of past human rights violations across 5 provinces in Indonesia—South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Aceh, Special Region of Yogyakarta, and Papua. Written alongside Impunity Watch and proudly supported by The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Dutch Postcode […]
Regional: AJAR Launching Toolkit and Case Studies on Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Truth
Every year on 9 August, we commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – a day to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous populations and recognise the achievements and contributions of Indigenous Peoples to improve world issues, especially environmental protection. Today, Asia Justice and Rights launched a toolkit in […]
Myanmar: AJAR Releases Online Course on the International Accountability Mechanisms for Myanmar
On 22 July 2022, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to release its judgement on the preliminary objections in the Gambia v. Myanmar case. On this occasion, AJAR is making public its online course on the international accountability mechanisms for Myanmar. In Friday’s judgement, the ICJ will decide whether it will continue with […]
Indonesia-Timor-Leste relations: Good neighbors and unfinished business
This article was published in the paper edition of The Jakarta Post with the title ” Indonesia-Timor-Leste relations: Good neighbors and unfinished business”. Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/paper/2022/05/20/indonesia-timor-leste-relations-good-neighbors-and-unfinished-business.html. “Good fences make good neighbors,” writes Robert Frost in his renowned poem “Mending Wall”. Twenty years since the restoration of its independence in 2002, Timor-Leste and its close neighbor Indonesia […]
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The Philippines: In the Dawn of the New Leadership, Transitional Justice Remains A Challenge
“Then one of the guys (military) told everyone to leave. So, I was left alone with him in that room. And when I was there, what was he going to do? He raped me” Hilda Narciso, a survivor of the Martial Law-period human rights violations More than three decades have passed since the brutal era […]
Online Showcase and Discussion of ‘Healing Wounds’ – Animated Documentaries of Women Survivors in Myanmar
This year, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) and partners continue to hold the annual campaign of #MonthOfTruth to highlight all the progress and process of truth-seeking centred on and around victim participation from the Asia-Pacific region. Leading up to the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Violations and for Dignity of […]
The #CollectiveTruth Campaign: Uncovering the Truth in Myanmar from the Ground
This year, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) and partners continue to hold the annual campaign of #MonthOfTruth to highlight all the progress and process of truth-seeking centred on and around victim participation from the Asia-Pacific region. Leading up to the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Violations and for Dignity of […]
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