30 August 2023

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…

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21 June 2023

Indonesia: 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…

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06 March 2023

Indonesia: 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

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

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...