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Nisa Ul Haqq fi Bangsamoro’s Statement on Mamasapano Incident

05/02/2015

We at Nisa Ul Haqq fi Bangsamoro (1) are saddened by the unnecessary loss of lives in the Mamasapano incident of January 25, 2015. We are once again reminded of an incident back in October 2011 in which 19 members of the Army’s Special Forces died in Al Barka, Basilan. In both these incidents, there was no prior coordination between the government forces and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that could have prevented the tragic results.

The Military and Violence Against Women: The Aceh Experience, Part 2

11/27/2014

Day 3 of the 16 Days Blogging Series:

In her second installment, Donna Swita Hardiani, from Solidaritas Perempuan (Women’s Solidarity) recalls her experiences in Aceh during the immediate years after the peace agreement, including the time she was interrogated by militiamen for women's rights work.

The Military and Violence Against Women: The Aceh Experience, Part 1

11/26/2014

Day 2 of the 16 Days Blogging Series:

Aceh is Special Territory of Indonesia situated on the island of Sumatra. Between 1976 and 2005, an insurgency was waged in Aceh by the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, or GAM), who wanted independence from the rule of the capital Jakarta, and from Indonesia. After the devastating tsunami in December 2004, GAM declared a unilateral cease-fire, and in 2005 a peace agreement was reached, granting Aceh special autonomy within Indonesia in return for GAM’s disarmament. Here Donna Swita Hardiani, from Solidaritas Perempuan (Women’s Solidarity) recalls her experiences in Aceh during the immediate years after the peace agreement.

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