Tapol is a British non-governmental organisation monitoring

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. ''Tapol'' is an

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of the

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words for

political prisoners A political prisoner is someone imprisoned for their political activity. The political offense is not always the official reason for the prisoner's detention. There is no internationally recognized legal definition of the concept, although ...

(''tahanan politik''). Based in

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, Tapol continues to monitor and report human right issues for Indonesia in subsequent presidential eras of Indonesia's history. Tapol was established in 1973 by

Carmel Budiardjo Carmel Budiardjo (née Brickman; 18 June 1925 – 10 July 2021) was an English human rights activist, lecturer, and author. She was the founder of the non-governmental organisation Tapol. Budiardjo was known for campaigning for the awareness o ...

, a former political prisoner in Indonesia and member of

Sukarno Sukarno (6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independenc ...

's "Old Order" government.British woman narrates account of prison torture
, ''

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'', 12 September 1999 Tapol began its work as the ''Tapol Bulletin'', a British-based bulletin that monitored the New Order government of

Suharto Suharto (8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian Officer (armed forces), military officer and politician, and dictator, who was the second and longest serving president of Indonesia, serving from 1967 to 1998. His 32 years rule, cha ...

's measures against alleged members of the

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after the 1965-1966 crisis in Indonesia. In 1995, Carmel Budiardjo was given the

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"...for holding the Indonesian government accountable for its actions and upholding the universality of fundamental human rights."

Funding

The assets of Tapol increased from in 2012 to in 2013.Tapol financial report for 2013
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References

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External links

Tapol official website

''Tapol bulletin'' printed journal (1973-2008)
Human rights organizations based in Indonesia Organizations established in 1973 1973 establishments in the United Kingdom

Funding

See also

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