Sustainable change cannot be achieved unless they are reflected in the regulations and behaviour of government institutions. AJAR works in contexts where dictatorships and authoritarian regimes have left deep scars in government institutions, the courts, and the judiciary, leaving them corrupt, weak and inefficient. It therefore seeks out and identifies influential voices in government to participate in trainings and workshops on institutional reform.
From 9 to 14 October 2023, an international summit bringing together a regional network of individuals and organisations for truth,…
23 July 2021 – In Indonesia, thousands of children from Timor-Leste (now already adults) are still separated from their families…
Jakarta, 29 Maret 2021 – There has been a widespread phenomenon of palm-turned-forests in Papua. Unfortunately, the impact it has…
Memperingati 16 tahun pembunuhan aktivis Hak Asasi Manusia Munir bin Thalib Jakarta, Indonesia, 7 September 2020 — Tepat 16 tahun…
Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), Assosiasaun Chega Ba Ita (ACbit) and Centro Nacional Chega! (CNC) is hosting a 20-Year Commemoration…
Jakarta, 15 July 2019 – On 15 July 2008, the Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) Indonesia–Timor-Leste submitted its final…
Second-Year Anniversary of the Centro Nacional Chega! Keeping the Promise for Truth, Justice, and Healing in Timor-Leste 17 July 2019…
“The Aceh TRC has a mandate for exhumation, but in terms of budget and resources, they are even struggling to…
Ines Maia is a 27-year-old from Bobonaro District, Timor-Leste. Already an active member of a student group, Ines took a…
Ines Maia is a 27-year-old from Bobonaro District, Timor-Leste. Already an active member of a student group, Ines took a…
[quote]The violence that we faced was not only the brutal torture during our arrest, but also the discrimination from our communities afterward….
15 July 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of Per Memoriam Ad Spem [Through Memory towards Hope], the final report of…
Press Release A Disappearing Promise: Commission on Disappeared Persons 10 Years of Commission of Truth and Friendship of Indonesia and…
AJAR, Centro Nacional Chega! (CNC), and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) conducted an “International Educators’ Workshop on…
AJAR, Centro Nacional Chega! (CNC), and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) conducted an “International Educators’ Workshop on…
Twenty years after reformasi, Indonesia has experienced both progress and challenges in addressing mass human rights violations that have happened prior…
On 26-28 March 2018, thirty practitioners, academics, and commissioners of transitional justice and truth commissions from the Philippines, Thailand, Sri…
Update: Read the full activity report here. On 26-28 March 2018, thirty practitioners, academics, and commissioners of transitional justice and…
April 9, 2018 Moon Jae-in President of the Republic of Korea 1 Cheongwadae-ro, Jongno-gu Seoul 03048 Republic of Korea Fax:…
On 5 February 2018, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights H.E. Zeid bin Ra’ad Al Hussein invited AJAR and 19 other…