The most common causes of mass human rights violations are discrimination and lack of tolerance for minorities. The contexts where AJAR works are home to ethnic minorities, such as the Moro in Mindanao, the Pathani in southern Thailand, and the Shan, Kachin, Karen, and Rohingya in Burma, and religious minorities like Christians in Papua, and Hindus and Muslims in Sri Lanka.
The Humanity Project
The project empowers women survivors and their children, through youth-led initiatives that encourage survivors to learn from their experiences, identify their needs, and access basic services.
16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence
Every year on 25 November we celebrate International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women which runs up until…
UDHR Mobile Application Launch (with the Liberation War Museum of Bangladesh)
In collaboration with the Liberation War Museum (LWM) of Bangladesh, AJAR has released a mobile application called the UDHR Flashcards…
Body Mapping Research Workshop held with ACbit and FONGTIL in DIli, Timor-Leste
Dili, 5 July 2021 – In collaboration with our partners in Timor-Leste – ACbit and FONGTIL – AJAR held a…
Bangladesh: With the Rohingya, Campaign to Commemorate World Refugee Day
On 20 June, we commemorate World Refugee Day to celebrate and honour the strength, courage and resilience of refugees. This…
Training on Advocacy for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls
Dili, 16 June 2021 – Together with ACbit and FONGTIL, AJAR hosted a virtual training with the theme “Advocacy for…
Training on Legal Framework: Transforming Law, Abuse Prevention and Trauma Support
Dili, 24 May 2021 – Together with ACbit and FONGTIL, AJAR hosted a five-day training on learning processes and transformative…
Training on Gender and Women Empowerment: Participatory Action Research methods & Reduce poverty
Dili, 14 April 2021 – Together with ACbit and FONGTIL, AJAR hosted a training workshop on gender and women empowerment…
Mobilising Youth for Change: AJAR Timor-Leste’s Human Rights and Social Justice School for Young Changemakers
Ines Maia is a 27-year-old from Bobonaro District, Timor-Leste. Already an active member of a student group, Ines took a…
Timor-Leste: Mobilising Youth for Change — AJAR’s Human Rights and Social Justice School for Young Changemakers
Ines Maia is a 27-year-old from Bobonaro District, Timor-Leste. Already an active member of a student group, Ines took a…
AJAR’s Partner Vimutti Women’s Organization Launches Participatory Action Research Report
[quote]The violence that we faced was not only the brutal torture during our arrest, but also the discrimination from our communities afterward….
Returning Home: Nine Stolen Children Reunited with their Families in Timor-Leste
Dili, Timor-Leste 7 December 2018 After 36 years, Moses Xavier finally returned to Timor-Leste. Choking with tears of emotion, he…
International Educators’ Workshop on Strengthening the Capacity for Education on History and Violence Prevention, Dili, Timor-Leste
AJAR, Centro Nacional Chega! (CNC), and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) conducted an “International Educators’ Workshop on…
Timor-Leste: International Educators’ Workshop on Strengthening the Capacity for Education on History and Violence Prevention
AJAR, Centro Nacional Chega! (CNC), and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) conducted an “International Educators’ Workshop on…
Press Release: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Yangon, Myanmar
Addressing the Needs of Torture Survivors is Key to Building Peace and Democracy Women’s League of Burma (WLB), Network for Human…
Tetun Comic Book “Pirilampu (Fireflies): Light in the Darkness”
This Tetun comic book features the lives of seven Timorese women survivors of conflict, who tell their stories of resilience…
Papuan Women Working Group’s Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
On 14 April 2018, the Papuan Women’s Working Group (PWG) submitted a paper to Hilal Elver, the UN Special Rapporteur…
Launch of AJAR partner’s photobook on Timorese stolen children in Makassar, South Sulawesi
“I’ve always dreamed of being reunited with [my] family there, and I’ve always made efforts to do it.” – Antoni,…
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…
“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…