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Regional: Roundtable Discussion on “Two Decades of Transitional Justice in Asia: A View from the Ground” in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Update: Read the full activity report here. On 26-28 March 2018, thirty practitioners, academics, and commissioners of transitional justice and...

Joint Letter to President Moon to Include Human Rights Issues in Inter-Korean Talks and Summit

April 9, 2018 Moon Jae-in President of the Republic of Korea 1 Cheongwadae-ro, Jongno-gu Seoul 03048 Republic of Korea Fax:...

Timor-Leste Participatory Action Research Report “Our Path is Upwards; Becoming Strong Together”

Asosiasaun Chega! ba ita (ACbit), working closely with the National Victims' Association (NVA) and Fokupers, and with technical assistance from...

Letter Submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Visit to Indonesia, 5-7 February 2018

On 5 February 2018, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights H.E. Zeid bin Ra'ad Al Hussein invited AJAR and 19 other...

Learning Together: Papuan Women Building a Methodology for Participatory Action Research

After many years of documenting and advocating on issues of violence against women in Papua, we must acknowledge that impunity...

Press Release “Bringing Them Home: Fifteen Stolen Children Reunited with their Families in Timor-Leste”

Press Release Bringing Them Home: Fifteen Stolen Children Reunited with their Families in Timor-Leste Jakarta, Indonesia and Dili, Timor-Leste 20-27...

Press release: Timor-Leste NGO Coalition Submits Joint Shadow Report at the UN Committee Against Torture’s 62nd Session

Press release: Timor-Leste’s NGO Coalition on CAT Submits Joint Shadow Report at the UN Committee Against Torture’s 62nd Session Geneva,...

“Sa Ada Di Sini (I am Here): Voices of Papuan Women in the Face of Unrelenting Violence” Report (2017)

Since November 2015, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) has worked with the Papuan Women Working Group (PWG), consisting of women...

Press Release: First-Year Anniversary of the Aceh Truth and Reconciliation Commission

First-Year Anniversary of the Aceh Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Truth-Seeking on Human Rights Violations in Aceh to Strengthen Peace 24...