The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)–alongside its member organisations–calls on the Government of Indonesia to provide clarity regarding Munir Said Thalib’s case and declare it as a grave violation of human rights. On 7 September 2004–on Garuda’s Jakarta-Amsterdam flight–Munir Said Thalib was killed by arsenic poisoning. Munir was a prominent Indonesian human [ Read more ]

(Bangkok, 12 April 2023) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), together with its 32 members, calls on the Indonesian Government to immediately and unconditionally drop all charges against human rights defenders Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar. FORUM-ASIA also asks Indonesian authorities to refrain from enacting further reprisals against dissenting voices in [ Read more ]

52nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 6: Adoption of Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Indonesia   Oral statement delivered by Afif Abdul Qoyim On behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) 27 March 2023 Mr. President, We note that Indonesia has accepted 205 of the 269 recommendations it [ Read more ]

The International Civil Society Organization would like to express our concern as well as condemning to the spillover of the escalating defamation case of Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, which targeted human rights defenders in Indonesia, Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar. This defamation case does not deserve to be [ Read more ]

The people of Myanmar have remained steadfast in their fight against the military junta’s oppressive actions, as evidenced by the attempted coup from February 1, 2021 to the present day. With Indonesia holding the chairmanship of ASEAN, it holds both potential power and a great responsibility to end these repressive actions, as the existence of [ Read more ]

On the 2nd anniversary of Myanmar’s attempted coup, we, the undersigned, call on Indonesia as the Chair of ASEAN to not legitimise the Myanmar junta at any cost. This shall include a commitment to disinvite junta representatives from ASEAN meetings at all levels. Earlier this week, a programme of the upcoming ASEAN Tourism Ministers & Related [ Read more ]

(Jakarta, 7 December 2022) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and its members in Indonesia condemn the inclusion of problematic provisions to the new Indonesian Criminal Code enacted yesterday. The Code was passed despite the massive and widespread public protest and criticism over the articles that could disregard gross human rights [ Read more ]

We, the undersigned organizations, are alarmed by provisions in the draft amendments of the Indonesian Criminal Code, recently made public, that will negatively impact civic space and fundamental freedoms in the country. We call for these provisions to be repealed and for the Indonesian government and parliament to conduct public consultations before adopting the draft [ Read more ]

(Bangkok/Jakarta, 25 March 2022) – Human rights groups the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS), and 23 organisations condemn the judicial harassment of human rights defenders Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti. ‘We call on the police to put an end to the judicial [ Read more ]

Date: Tuesday, 8 March 2022 Time: 13:00 – 14:30 (CET, Geneva) / 19:00 – 20:30 (ICT, Bangkok) Register here: l.forum-asia.org/HRC48.HRD.Register Live via: Zoom, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Youtube Human rights defenders (HRDs) play a key role in upholding and advancing human rights. In response to their bold and tireless work, HRDs become targets of harassment and attacks by [ Read more ]