The Civil Society Organisations Coalition for Humanitarian Support for Palestine appreciates the stance and actions of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Dra. Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, LL.M., who continues to position Indonesia as a country that does not support Israel’s genocidal actions against the Palestinian people. We applaud the Ministry’s firm commitment [ Read more ]

(Jakarta/Bangkok, 8 January 2024) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) welcome the East Jakarta District Court’s decision to acquit human rights defenders Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar on 8th January 2024 of all charges. Fatia and Haris’ online discussions were [ Read more ]

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) expresses concern over the ongoing criminal proceedings against Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar and its implications to human rights and civic space in Indonesia. FORUM-ASIA has submitted an amicus brief to the East Jakarta District Court for its consideration in the application of defamation laws. The [ Read more ]

(Bangkok, 18 October 2023) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and 26 member organisations express are gravely concerned over the alleged arms trade between three Indonesian state-owned weapons manufacturers and the Myanmar military junta. We call on the Government of Indonesia to thoroughly investigate the matter and to cease all activities [ Read more ]

The recent interface between FORUM-ASIA and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in Jakarta has unveiled crucial concerns regarding the AEC’s economic integration progress from 2016 to 2025. FORUM-ASIA’s input, structured through a Q&A format, highlighted significant challenges in monitoring AEC’s progress due to inaccessible indicators and limited data transparency for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). Instances [ Read more ]

The undersigned organisations, human rights groups, and defenders are calling for the Indonesian Government to end its judicial harassment against prominent human rights defenders, Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar as well as to further protect all human rights defenders in the country.   Fatia and Haris’ Indictment Fatia is the former coordinator of the Commission [ Read more ]

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) calls on the Government of Indonesia to live up to its commitment to improve human rights protection at the national, regional, and international levels, following its re-election as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2024-2026 term.  On 10 October 2023 [ Read more ]

(Bangkok, 18 October 2023) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and 26 member organisations express are gravely concerned over the alleged arms trade between three Indonesian state-owned weapons manufacturers and the Myanmar military junta. We call on the Government of Indonesia to thoroughly investigate the matter and to cease all activities [ Read more ]

(Bangkok/Jakarta, 12 December 2023) The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) expresses concern over the ongoing criminal proceedings against Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar and its implications to human rights and civic space in Indonesia. FORUM-ASIA has submitted an amicus brief to the East Jakarta District Court for its consideration in the application [ Read more ]

Ref. : 151/AII – MoFARI/VIII/2023 Her Excellency Ms Retno Marsudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jl. Pejambon No.6 Jakarta, 10110 Republic of Indonesia 23 August 2023 OPEN LETTER RE: INDONESIA’S CANDIDACY FOR ELECTION TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Excellency, We, the undersigned civilorganizations, write to you on the occasion of the [ Read more ]