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Indonesia: House of Representatives Holds Bill on Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, Nears Final Approval
The approval of the draft bill ratifying the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED) needs…
Read MoreIndonesia: Demolition of Former Torture Site, Rumoh Geudong, is an Attempt to Erase History and the Collective Memory of the Acehnese People
An annual memorialisation effort held by victims and survivors, civil society, at Rumoh Geudong remains in March 2020. We, the…
Read MoreIndonesia: Condemnation on the Criminalisation against Human Rights Defenders in Indonesia
Jakarta, 6 March 2023 — The International Civil Society Organization would like to express our concern as well as condemning…
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South Korea: AJAR Shares Experiences and Practices in Pursuing Justice for Victims of Enforced Disappearance
Seoul, South Korea, 30 August 2023 — To mark the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance, the UN Human...
Indonesia: An Intergenerational Learning of Inheriting Memories, Challenging Injustice
AJAR, together with the Community Learning Center (CLC), launched the unveiling of social analysis results and the screening of a...
Indonesia: Rushing for a Remedy without Recognition
This article was published in the paper edition of The Jakarta Post with the title ”Rushing for a remedy without recognition”....
Bangladesh: A Rohingya Diaspora Visit to Kutupalong Refugee Camp
Our friend, Noor Azizah, wrote this post on her visit to Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. She is...
Bangladesh: Commemoration of Bangladesh Genocide Day 25 March with Liberation War Museum
Asia Justice and Rights President Patrick Burgess spoke at a special event commemorating Bangladesh Genocide Day on 25 March at...
Timor-Leste: Bukae ba Sobrevivente, New Study on Reparations to Survivors of Sexual Violence during the 1975-1999 Conflict
“During the period of conflict in Timor-Leste, sexual violence had a profound impact on its victims and on the general...
Timor-Leste: AJAR Mourns Sisto dos Santos
Sisto dos Santos, or Maun Sisto as we dearly called him, was a brave activist who dedicated his life to...
Bangladesh: ‘Quilting for Justice’ Graphic Novel on Rohingya Women Now Available in Bangla, Burmese
On this International Women's Day, Asia Justice and Rights and Liberation War Museum Bangladesh proudly announce our latest translation of...
Myanmar: Children’s Art Competition to Commemorate International Day for the Right to Truth
Earlier this February, Asia Justice and Rights organised “Revolt and Resist for the Right to Truth” Children’s Art Competition to...