Celebrate World Refugee Day together with persons of concern in Jakarta and surrounding areas. #WithRefugee #DenganPengungsi SUAKA invites you to participate in World Refugee Day 2016 celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia. World Refugee Day is held annually on 20th June. The theme of United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for World Refugee Day 2016 is #WithRefugees. […]
Do you ever imagine, what would happen if you don’t have any legal identity?
Losing an ID card might be a
The limited capacity of UNHCR in Indonesia to deal with increasing numbers of asylum seekers and low resettlement places leads to significant waiting periods. The lack…
Under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, the definition could be simplified in a bullet point below;
The definition of refugee under the 1951 Convention is;
Asylum seekers and refugees transiting through or living temporarily in Indonesia come from all over the world. Continuing persecution and escalating violence in countries of origin, as well as a limited number of countries offering a durable solution, has seen a steady increase in the number of asylum seekers and refugees in Indonesia. In May 2015
Jakarta, 7/7/2015 –SUAKA, the Indonesia Civil Society Network for Refugee Rights Protection – has been nominated for the Namati Justice Prize 2015. The Namati Justice Prize is an international prize celebrating the impact, sustainability and innovation in legal empowerment being made by grassroots organizations around the world. Its focuses on organizations working quietly to make […]
Under the United Nations’ 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (Refugees Convention), a refugee is defined as: “A person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable […]
Jakarta, 20 Juni 2015 – SUAKA, bekerja sama dengan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Jakarta, Humanity First Indonesia, Wahid Institute dan Dompet Dhuafa menyelenggarakan diskusi Cinta untuk Rohingya sebagai aktivitas untuk memperingati Hari Pengungsi Sedunia 2015. Dalam diskusi ini, Febi Yonesta, selaku Direktur dari Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Jakarta dan Chair SUAKA menyampaikan betapa penting mendorong lahirnya kerangka […]
// Press Release “Mengecam Pernyataan Menkopolhukam tentang Pencari Suaka sebagai Komoditas Diplomatik!” SUAKA, sebuah jaringan masyarakat sipil untuk advokasi hak-hak asasi pengungsi dan pencari suaka, sangat menyesalkan pernyataan Menkopolhukam yang menjadikan pencari suaka politik/pengungsi sebagai dagangan politik di saat ketegangan diplomatik Indonesia dan Australia terjadi terkait masalah penerapan hukuman mati di Indonesia. Dalam sebuah pernyataan, […]
Protection at Sea – Indonesia: Saransika’s Story With the UNHCR hosting its annual High-Commissioner’s Dialogue on “Protection At Sea” over 10-11 December 2014, they have prepared stories from refugees and asylum seekers sharing their experiences about why they had to flee by boat. Saransika, a young Sri Lankan girl currently in Indonesia says: “What happened […]