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In the Shadow of Absence: Women Searching for the Disappeared in Indonesia and Timor-Leste
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, 30 August 2026 “There’s a feeling of uncertainty about a lost family…
Read MoreOn Receiving the Medal of the Order of Timor-Leste: With Gratitude to Survivors, Friends, and the People of Timor-Leste
Dili, Timor-Leste / Jakarta, Indonesia /Sydney, Australia (19 May 2026) – Today in Dili, Patrick Burgess and Galuh Wandita received…
Read MoreInternational Joint Statement: Investigate and Fully Prosecute the Perpetrators of the Acid Attack Against Andrie Yunus!
Civil society organizations in Myanmar and Thailand have submitted their concerns to the Indonesian government through its embassy in Thailand….
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Youth Learning Exchange: Keeping Memory Alive, Building Pathways to Justice
From 3-7 August 2026, young people from Aceh, Papua, Timor-Leste, and Indonesia gathered at the AJAR Learning Center in Bali...
Regional: Asia HRD Learning Hub Discusses Human Rights Defender Situation in Post-Election Landscape in Myanmar, Thailand, and Bangladesh
April 2026 – On Tuesday, 21 April 2026, AJAR, Odhikar, and the Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) organized an Asia HRD Learning...
Myanmar: Blooming in Crisis – Bangkok Exhibition and Public Dialogue Mark Five Years Since Myanmar Coup, Advancing Regional Solidarity and Accountability
Bangkok, Thailand, March 2026 – Five years after the Myanmar military’s attempted seizure of power, civil society actors, artists, and...
Regional: The Silent Smile – Bali’s Violent Past and Silences Tourism Keep Hidden
Bali, Indonesia, February 2026 – On February 2–3, 2026, AJAR and Taman 65, a survivors group based in Bali, Indonesia,...
Timor-Leste: ‘Pirilampu’ Campaign Advocates National Recognition for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
Dili, Timor-Leste, 10 December 2025 – Since the 25th of November 2025, Pirilampu Women Survivors Forum have proudly led a nationwide campaign calling...
Lessons on Survivor Initiatives in WPS Week 2025 Side-Event: Bukae as an Innovations in Advancing Reparations and Recognition for Survivors in Timor-Leste
New York & Sydney, 27 October 2025 – During the 2025 Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Week, Asia Justice and...
Regional: Transitional Justice Asia Network Experts Participate in Practitioners’ Conference in Berlin to Advance Transformative Transitional Justice
Berlin, Germany, October 2025 – In the time of global democratic retreat, shrinking civic spaces, and rising authoritarianism, practitioners dedicated...
Regional: Resilience, Resistance, and Care – A Workshop and Retreat for Human Rights Defenders in Asia
Bali, Indonesia, September 2025 – Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), with support from the Urgent Action Fund and the Swiss...
Regional: Commemorating Twenty Years of Peace in Aceh—Nurturing Peace, Preserving Memory, and Strengthening the Future
Banda Aceh, Indonesia, August 2025 - Twenty years have elapsed since the signing of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)--the...