Category Archives: Indonesia

In Aceh there is peace but no justice

Posted on 2 May 2013 by Conor Fortune

By Olof Blomqvist, Asia-Pacific Press Officer at Amnesty International, who recently returned from Indonesia Simpang KKA was once known as a junction near a paper and pulp mill in Aceh, a region on the northern part of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island. … Continue reading →

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Solidarity and song

Posted on 20 December 2012 by Amnesty International East Asia

Hundreds of thousands of Indonesian women leave their homes and families to make a living as domestic workers abroad – cleaning, cooking and looking after children and the elderly. Many end up underpaid, isolated and vulnerable to abuse. Sringatin, who … Continue reading →

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If we don’t solve the problems of our past, we won’t have a future

Posted on 5 December 2012 by Kristin Hulaas Sunde

Women who have faced violence in conflicts often face similar challenges, wherever they live in the world. Amnesty International recently helped set up a meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, between two NGOs working on similar issues, but in very different contexts … Continue reading →

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