Tapol is a British non-governmental organisation monitoring human rights issues in Indonesia. ''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 nu ...

(''tahanan politik''). Based in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, 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, a former political prisoner in Indonesia and member of

Sukarno Sukarno). (; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, ; 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 ...

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

The Jakarta Post ''The Jakarta Post'' is a daily English-language newspaper in Indonesia. The paper is owned by PT Niskala Media Tenggara and based in the nation's capital, Jakarta. ''The Jakarta Post'' started as a collaboration between four Indonesian med ...

'', 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 army officer and politician, who served as the second and the longest serving president of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto ...

's measures against alleged members of the

Communist Party of Indonesia The Communist Party of Indonesia (Indonesian: ''Partai Komunis Indonesia'', PKI) was a communist party in Indonesia during the mid-20th century. It was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world before its violent disbandment in 1965. ...

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."

Financials

Current assets of Tapol increased from £ 111,159 in 2012 to £ 136,881 in 2013.Tapol financial report for 2013
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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

Financials

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