Year: 2009

It has been more than two months since the Indonesian Navy intercepted a refugee boat with 254 people heading to Australia. Until now this boat has been kept in Merak by the Indonesian authorities. The […]

Rhys Blakely in Mumbai Video footage that appears to show Sri Lankan troops committing war crimes by summarily executing captured Tamil Tiger fighters on the battlefield was not fabricated, as claimed by the Sri Lankan […]

The Indonesian government isaccused of breaching human rights as it continues to deny necessary facilities to the Tamil-speaking refugees kept in a boat in Merak harbour, Indonesia. These people have suffered health problems arising from […]

Grant asylum rights to Tamil-speaking refugees in boat at Merak, Indonesia  Manny Thain  As part of an international day of action, Tamil Solidarity organised a protest outside the Indonesian embassy in London on Friday (4-12-2009). […]

Please see the joint statement :Joint Statement against ‘indonesia solution’ in support of Refugees. A protest against the ill-treatment of the Sri Lankan Tamil-speaking refugees was held on 4 December 2009. Activists from following organizations […]

Civil Society Solidarity for Asylum Seeker and Refugees Working Peoples Association (PRP), Confederation Congress of Indonesia Union Alliance (KASBI), Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) Jakarta, Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), Human Rights Working Group (HRWG), Humanitarian […]

By Swaminathan Natarajan BBC News Bullets and shrapnel have been found in a group of people recently resettled from displacement camps in Sri Lanka. The bullets were found when 13 students were being checked for […]

Press release for immediate release Jo Higgins MEP condemns the intimidation tactics and the denial of human rights Heavily-armed navy commandos surround Tamil-speaking refugees on the boat in Merak, Indonesia Contact Manny Thain on 0044 […]