Non-governmental organisation monitoring human rights issues in Indonesia
Tapol is a British non-governmental organisation monitoring
human rights issues in Indonesia. Tapol is an
abbreviation of the
Indonesian words for
political prisoners (tahanan politik). Based in
London, 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's "Old Order" government.[1]
Tapol began its work as the Tapol Bulletin, a British-based bulletin[2][3] that monitored the
New Order government of
Suharto's measures against alleged members of the
Communist Party of Indonesia after the 1965-1966 crisis in Indonesia.[4][5][6][7]
In 1995, Carmel Budiardjo was given the
Right Livelihood Award "...for holding the Indonesian government accountable for its actions and upholding the universality of fundamental human rights."
Funding
The assets of Tapol increased from
£111,159 in 2012 to
£136,881 in 2013.[8]
^Tapol (Organization); British Campaign for the Defence of Political Prisoners and Human Rights in Indonesia (1973),
Tapol bulletin(PDF), TAPOL,
ISSN1356-1154