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  • Organisation

    HRWG is a network of more than 48 non-governmental organizations working on promoting human rights in Indonesia. It was established in the 2000s by NGOs sharing similar interests and seeking a platform to coordinate and lead international advocacy efforts. HRWG’smain objective is to promote government accountability on constitutional obligations and international standards to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights by maximizing available human rights mechanisms at different levels. HRWG has drawn upon its role as a regional actor to further the mission of increasing the effectiveness of human rights advocacy work at the United Nations, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and Organisations of Islamic Cooperation(OIC) with the following objectives: a. Impact-oriented to ensure that international advocacy has an impact at the domestic level by working in coordination with human rights defenders and relevant stakeholders, both at the national and international levels; b. Cultivating networks and coalitions in bringing and supporting national issues to the national and international arenas; c. Capacity building to create a pool of experts, trainers, and human rights defenders from civil society to carry out the work on human rights advocacy. Monitoring and knowledge building by monitoring Southeast Asian countries’ foreign policy on human rights. Especially in the ASEAN advocacy, HRWG believes that regional integration will only be meaningful and really benefit the people in this region when ASEAN is really upholding the human rights and democratic principles in its work. For instance, HRWG together with its members and networks in this region, initiated regional advocacy on the abolishment of the death penalty in ASEAN by developing a Coalition for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in ASEAN (CADPA), campaigning End Crime Not Life. In the last ten years, HRWG has been actively involved in the process and development of regional advocacy on migrant workers and has led multi-stakeholder advocacy in the implementation of the ASEAN Consensus. Recently, HRWG has been expanding and leading in building up cross-regional knowledge on migration and human rights in Southeast and East Asian countries. There are four baseline studies as results; Human Rights Situation towards Migrants in ASEAN (2019), Stay-behind Children in Myanmar, Indonesia and the Philippines (2020), Shifting the Paradigm of Indonesia-Japan Labour Migration Cooperation: Voices of Returned Migrants on Pre-departure Processes under the Economic Partnership Agreement and the Technical Intern Training Program (2020), and Repression and Resilience: Covid-19 and Migrant Workers in Destinations (2020). This initiative also includes the development of platforms for online network/community building (a website and social media platforms) for sharing information and cross-regional collaboration. This initiative is called BEBESEA (Better Engagement Between East and Southeast Asia, www.bebesea.org) and hopes to be a place where individual migrants, their families, supporters, and migrants rights advocates can connect, collaborate, and work collectively for making changes across borders. Advocating the rights of refugees, HRWG is one of the founders and members of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN). In Indonesia, HRWG is the secretariat of SUAKA.

    • Organisation

      HRWG is a network of more than 48 non-governmental organizations working on promoting human rights in Indonesia. It was established in the 2000s by NGOs sharing similar interests and seeking a platform to coordinate and lead international advocacy efforts. HRWG’smain objective is to promote government accountability on constitutional obligations and international standards to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights by maximizing available human rights mechanisms at different levels. HRWG has drawn upon its role as a regional actor to further the mission of increasing the effectiveness of human rights advocacy work at the United Nations, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and Organisations of Islamic Cooperation(OIC) with the following objectives: a. Impact-oriented to ensure that international advocacy has an impact at the domestic level by working in coordination with human rights defenders and relevant stakeholders, both at the national and international levels; b. Cultivating networks and coalitions in bringing and supporting national issues to the national and international arenas; c. Capacity building to create a pool of experts, trainers, and human rights defenders from civil society to carry out the work on human rights advocacy. Monitoring and knowledge building by monitoring Southeast Asian countries’ foreign policy on human rights. Especially in the ASEAN advocacy, HRWG believes that regional integration will only be meaningful and really benefit the people in this region when ASEAN is really upholding the human rights and democratic principles in its work. For instance, HRWG together with its members and networks in this region, initiated regional advocacy on the abolishment of the death penalty in ASEAN by developing a Coalition for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in ASEAN (CADPA), campaigning End Crime Not Life. In the last ten years, HRWG has been actively involved in the process and development of regional advocacy on migrant workers and has led multi-stakeholder advocacy in the implementation of the ASEAN Consensus. Recently, HRWG has been expanding and leading in building up cross-regional knowledge on migration and human rights in Southeast and East Asian countries. There are four baseline studies as results; Human Rights Situation towards Migrants in ASEAN (2019), Stay-behind Children in Myanmar, Indonesia and the Philippines (2020), Shifting the Paradigm of Indonesia-Japan Labour Migration Cooperation: Voices of Returned Migrants on Pre-departure Processes under the Economic Partnership Agreement and the Technical Intern Training Program (2020), and Repression and Resilience: Covid-19 and Migrant Workers in Destinations (2020). This initiative also includes the development of platforms for online network/community building (a website and social media platforms) for sharing information and cross-regional collaboration. This initiative is called BEBESEA (Better Engagement Between East and Southeast Asia, www.bebesea.org) and hopes to be a place where individual migrants, their families, supporters, and migrants rights advocates can connect, collaborate, and work collectively for making changes across borders. Advocating the rights of refugees, HRWG is one of the founders and members of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN). In Indonesia, HRWG is the secretariat of SUAKA.

    • Project

      “Count us in! Building a movement of change for stateless communities” core objective is to build a strong and sustainable movement in the Asia-Pacific region centered on the empowerment of stateless communities, leaders, and their supporters, to develop creative policy solutions, and to change the narrative and public knowledge utilizing stories, voices, and experiences. For millions of people affected by or at risk of statelessness across the Asia Pacific region their voice and identity are denied, often characterised as‘invisible’ to authorities and the local population, leading to high levels of exclusion, discrimination and persecution. Intersectional discrimination sees stateless women disproportionately impacted by these harms. Acknowledging the presence, talents and capacities of stateless leaders and communities to be a driving force in the development of solutions for stateless people is the purpose of our Count Us In project. It aims to bring people who are affected by statelessness or at risk of statelessness together with CSOs to raise awareness and promote solutions towards granting legal identity and access to inclusive services, ‘being counted in. Three key activities will be employed to achieve this objective: knowledge and capacity building, national and regional capacity and movement building, and public awareness and advocacy. Knowledge and capacity building Participatory research methods that put research subjects as the drivers of research agendas will be utilised to map the contexts and situations rights holders find themselves in, enabling people living with and at risk of statelessness, including women and youth to share their stories, express needs and explore solutions within a wider movement. The project will focus primarily on two national contexts, Indonesia and Cambodia, and work across the region to strengthen collaboration between stateless communities, national networks and CSOs. Linking and learning between rights holders and civil society underpin the project.

      Therefore, research and mapping are essential to ensure that a holistic and comprehensive picture of statelessness nationally and regionally is formed. This will ensure the visibility and inclusion of stateless communities and allow for their active participation in the project at all levels. National and Regional Capacity and Movement Building The project will work with rights holder groups and CSOs in our target countries, holding online consultations and meetings to enhance mutual collaboration between groups to develop national action plans and strategies. We will undertake outreach to groups within target countries and across the region, aiming to facilitate and convene a regular dialogue between rights holders, national networks and CSOs to explore network and capacity building and strategic planning. Public Awareness and Advocacy The mapping undertaken in the first year will feed into developing, in collaboration with rightsholders, key messaging for public campaigns and advocacy. Innovative and creative art projects and public events involving stateless communities will work to humanise the issue of statelessness amongst the broader public. Good practices from across the region will inform and strengthen policy dialogues with governments and stakeholders at national and regional levels (e.g. National Human Rights Institutions, ASEAN, AICHR, ACWC) one evidence-based constructive solution to realize the rights of people affected by statelessness.

  • Project

    “Count us in! Building a movement of change for stateless communities” core objective is to build a strong and sustainable movement in the Asia-Pacific region centered on the empowerment of stateless communities, leaders, and their supporters, to develop creative policy solutions, and to change the narrative and public knowledge utilizing stories, voices, and experiences. For millions of people affected by or at risk of statelessness across the Asia Pacific region their voice and identity are denied, often characterised as‘invisible’ to authorities and the local population, leading to high levels of exclusion, discrimination and persecution. Intersectional discrimination sees stateless women disproportionately impacted by these harms. Acknowledging the presence, talents and capacities of stateless leaders and communities to be a driving force in the development of solutions for stateless people is the purpose of our Count Us In project. It aims to bring people who are affected by statelessness or at risk of statelessness together with CSOs to raise awareness and promote solutions towards granting legal identity and access to inclusive services, ‘being counted in. Three key activities will be employed to achieve this objective: knowledge and capacity building, national and regional capacity and movement building, and public awareness and advocacy. Knowledge and capacity building Participatory research methods that put research subjects as the drivers of research agendas will be utilised to map the contexts and situations rights holders find themselves in, enabling people living with and at risk of statelessness, including women and youth to share their stories, express needs and explore solutions within a wider movement. The project will focus primarily on two national contexts, Indonesia and Cambodia, and work across the region to strengthen collaboration between stateless communities, national networks and CSOs. Linking and learning between rights holders and civil society underpin the project.

    Therefore, research and mapping are essential to ensure that a holistic and comprehensive picture of statelessness nationally and regionally is formed. This will ensure the visibility and inclusion of stateless communities and allow for their active participation in the project at all levels. National and Regional Capacity and Movement Building The project will work with rights holder groups and CSOs in our target countries, holding online consultations and meetings to enhance mutual collaboration between groups to develop national action plans and strategies. We will undertake outreach to groups within target countries and across the region, aiming to facilitate and convene a regular dialogue between rights holders, national networks and CSOs to explore network and capacity building and strategic planning. Public Awareness and Advocacy The mapping undertaken in the first year will feed into developing, in collaboration with rightsholders, key messaging for public campaigns and advocacy. Innovative and creative art projects and public events involving stateless communities will work to humanise the issue of statelessness amongst the broader public. Good practices from across the region will inform and strengthen policy dialogues with governments and stakeholders at national and regional levels (e.g. National Human Rights Institutions, ASEAN, AICHR, ACWC) one evidence-based constructive solution to realize the rights of people affected by statelessness.

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