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. […]
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 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 […]
Jakarta, 22 November 2014 – Jaringan Masyarakat Sipil Indonesia untuk Perlindungan Hak Pengungsi –SUAKA, mendesak pemerintah Republik Indonesia untuk segera melaksanakan rekomendasi Komite Hak Anak PBB untuk perlindungan anak dengan maksimal. Hal ini ditegaskan oleh SUAKA dalam rangka Memperingati Hak Anak Internasional yang jatuh pada tanggal 20 November, bertepatan dengan lahirnya Konvensi Hak Anak. Hari […]
As of 30 June 2014, a total of 10,116 individuals were registered by UNHCR in Indonesia, including 6,286 asylum seekers and 3,830 refugees. Of those, 7,910 were male and 2,206 were female. The total includes 2,507 children; 798 are unaccompanied minors and separated children. The main countries of origin are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, […]
Suaka – Indonesian Civil Society Network forRefugee Rights Protection c/o HRWG, Human Rights Working GroupJiwasraya Building Lobby FloorJl. R.P Soeroso No 41 Gondangdia, MentengJakarta Pusat 10350, Indonesia Suaka.Secretariat@gmail.com | suaka.or.id Jakarta, 14 May 2014 — With reports of more “turn backs” of boats under Australian border security operations, Suaka, the Indonesian Civil Society Network for Refugee Rights Protection, urges […]
Suaka as written a letter to the editor of The Jakarta Post regarding an opinion article published on 13 March 2014 about asylum seekers. [Update: The letter was published on 22 March 2014] Dear Editor On behalf of Suaka, the Indonesian Civil Society Network for Refugee Rights Protection, I wish to correct some points made […]