Jakarta – SUAKA and Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS Indonesia) carried out a panel discussion event. RISE Discussion Series entitled “Welcoming the Global Refugee Forum 2023: The Role of Civil Society and Refugee Communities in the Development of International and National Refugee Situation”. This public event was held on June 24, 2023 from 13.30 to 17.00 […]
(Jakarta, 22 June 2023) – SUAKA strongly condemns the decisions and actions of the Soekarno Hatta Airport Immigration which refused entry and refouled one asylum seeker from Myanmar on 21 June 2023. The repatriation was carried out at 21:11 WIB via flight QZ252. Previously, on the same day, SUAKA received information regarding the refusal to […]
(Jakarta, 20 Juni 2023) Bertepatan dengan peringatan Hari Pengungsi Sedunia (World Refugee Day) pada 20 Juni 2023 ini, Perkumpulan SUAKA menyayangkan sikap pemerintah Indonesia yang belum terlihat memiliki niat yang lebih baik dalam menangani dan mengelola isu-isu yang terkait dengan pencari suaka dan pengungsi dari luar negeri yang ada di Indonesia saat ini. SUAKA meminta […]
The Civil Society Coalition consisting of the Commission for Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS), KontraS Aceh, Perkumpulan SUAKA, Amnesty International Indonesia, Yayasan Geutanyoe, and Sandya Institute urge the Indonesian Government and the Government of Aceh to immediately provide adequate protection for the Rohingya refugees in Aceh.
The network of Indonesian civil society focusing on the rights of refugee and asylum seekers welcomes the disembarkation and initial handling of Rohingya boats in Aceh.
The Civil Society Network Concerned in Refugee and Asylum Seekers Issues in Indonesia received some information regarding a boat containing 150 Rohingya refugees currently drifting in waters approaching Indonesia. Based on information gathered on Wednesday (21/12), the ship is in an emergency situation and is drifting around Indonesian waters and is moving closer to the […]
The Indonesian Government is the main responsibility holder in fulfilling human rights for refugees in this country. At present, the situation of fulfilling human rights for refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia is still minimal due to the limited fulfillment of the basic rights of refugees.
SUAKA demands the Government of Indonesia to immediately provide comprehensive humanitarian-based treatment as an effort to handle 229 Rohingya refugees who landed on November 15-16 and are currently placed in Muara Batu District and Dewantara District, North Aceh
No. 26/R/SUAKA-CPG/XII/2018 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY COMMEMORATION “Mainstreaming Refugee Rights on Human Rights Movement: Refugees Right Is Human Rights” (Jakarta, 10 December 2018) The discussion and launching of ‘Know Your Rights: A Handbook for Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ is an activity to commemorate the Human Rights Day conducted by SUAKA (Indonesian Civil Society Working Network for […]
C0VID-19 pandemic has brought additional problems for the refugees including those who live in Indonesia. Refugees who live independently used to depend on their life upon the financial support from relatives and friends, but suddenly their support got stopped and they can survive with the meager amount of support from the people from local societies. […]