‘Indigenous Australians must be represented at the heart of policy-making’

‘The power of anti-rights groups is growing; difficult times lie ahead’

‘Women’s rights are not a priority in the government’s agenda’

‘Civil society made a lot of efforts to stop Japan financing the Matarbari project’

‘Due to closed civic space, it is difficult to build the resilience of communities inside the country’

‘Indigenous people should be at the forefront of our own movement and speak for ourselves’

‘We demand legal and safe channels for migration; attempts to stop it will only cause more suffering’

‘International support to civil society must come with understanding of our context’

‘The government makes decisions without proper consultation’

‘The new constitution will guarantee the president extensive powers, enabling further violations’