Virtual Exchange: Discussing Approaches to End Violence against Women To South Pacific (Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea) and Sri-Lanka

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11 May 2021 – Despite current travel restrictions, AJAR and our partners continue to maintain strong networks to support each other virtually in the fight to end violence against women in the Asia-Pacific region. Together with our partners ACbit and FONGTIL, AJAR hosted a virtual exchange event to discuss approaches to end violence against women […]

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Training on Gender and Women Empowerment: Participatory Action Research methods & Reduce poverty

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Dili, 14 April 2021 – Together with ACbit and FONGTIL, AJAR hosted a training workshop on gender and women empowerment with the use of participatory action research methods to reduce poverty.  This training was carried out with the aim of stimulating the efforts of women’s empowerment focused on economic and Social empowerment. This includes addressing […]

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All the Birds are Gone: Indigenous Women Speak Out Against Forest Loss in Papua

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  “I still have my nature [traditional land], but the police always come to hunt. We put up a signpost to forbid them, but the police threw the sign away. In the afternoons there still used to be deer. But now there are none, all the birds are gone.” — KS, Kebar Valley, February 2020 […]

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[WEBINAR] Hutan dan Jati Diri Perempuan Papua: Forests and Papuan Women Identity

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Jakarta, 29 Maret 2021 – There has been a widespread phenomenon of palm-turned-forests in Papua. Unfortunately, the impact it has caused is often missed by the media. On 29 March 2021 in AJAR Official Youtube platform, Mama Frida from Papuan Working Group (PWG), Elvira Rumkabu from Universitas Cendrawasih, and Andy Triani from Komnas Perempuan (National […]

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Assessment on the condition and business opportunity in Baucau municipality through Participatory Action Research Workshop

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Baucau, 22 February 2021 – The Participatory Action Research (PAR) workshop was done during two days which was facilitated by Mr. Jose Luis de Oliveira and Ms. Joviana Guterres of AJAR Timor-Leste. Participants shared their personal experiences with gender-based violence and expressed their feelings. Participants also shared their vision and feelings for their future. With […]

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The UN Security Council and ASEAN must take swift action against the military takeover in Myanmar

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“We are only just learning to fly. Now the military has broken our wings.” Myanmar citizen, TV interview, 2 February 2021 Transitional Justice Asia Network (TJAN) joins the global condemnation of the Tatmadaw’s actions, overturning the democratically elected government, detaining elected officials and human rights defenders, and reversing democratic gains. Three days since the dawn […]

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16 Tahun Berlalu, Berapa Lama Lagi yang Dibutuhkan untuk Menemukan Pembunuh Munir?

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Memperingati 16 tahun pembunuhan aktivis Hak Asasi Manusia Munir bin Thalib Jakarta, Indonesia, 7 September 2020 — Tepat 16 tahun yang lalu, Munir dibunuh. Namun sampai saat ini, tidak ada kemajuan dalam pemeriksaan independen atas kasus ini. Pelaku utama di balik pembunuhan ini, yang diyakini berasal dari kalangan berpengaruh, sampai sekarang belum dibawa ke pengadilan. […]

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Seeking Justice: An Analysis of Obstacles and Opportunities for Civil Society Groups Pursuing Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Domestic Courts in Kachin and Northern Shan States

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Kachin Women’s Association – Thailand (KWAT) and Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) are releasing a new report on access to justice in Burma, in which we identify strategies for local civil society groups, demand political and legal reforms, and call on donor agencies to better support assistance to victims of the most serious human rights […]

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“Achieve Justice by Combating Impunity” – International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (26 June 2020)

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On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Women’s League of Burma (WLB), Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma), Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP), Vimutti Women’s Organization (VWO) and Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) are calling for an end to torture, and for reparation and justice for torture survivors. To […]

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