RWI began its engagement in Indonesia in 1999, leading to the establishment of an office in Jakarta in 2005 through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia, as part of the Asia Programme. Since then, the office has implemented a bilateral programme with the Indonesian government focused on Human Rights in Indonesia’s Correctional Facilities (2007–2017). This programme aims to enhance management practices and prisoner treatment through activities such as initial audits, action plan development, capacity building, and final audits to evaluate progress.
In 2017, the Jakarta office began managing the Regional Asia Pacific Programme on Human Rights and Sustainable Development (RAPP 1), which promoted just, inclusive, and sustainable development across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. The programme emphasized the integration of human rights, gender equality, and environmental sustainability in regional development efforts.
Following the successful completion of RAPP 1, the office now supports the implementation of the second phase, the Regional Asia Pacific Programme on Advancing Just Transitions to Climate-Resilient and Nature-Positive Societies (RAPP 2), running from 2024 to 2026. In addition to implementing RAPP 2, the Jakarta office is also overseeing a scholarship programme for Afghan students and continues to lead RWI’s engagement with ASEAN, particularly through its consultative relationship with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR).
As part of RWI’s vision to expand its presence in Asia and the Pacific, a new regional hub for Asia and the Pacific has been established in Bangkok, building on the strong foundations laid by the offices in Jakarta and Phnom Penh. While the Jakarta office no longer serves as the regional hub, it continues to play a vital supporting role to the Bangkok office.
Staff in Jakarta
Windi Arini
Windi is currently the Country Director at RWI’s Indonesia Office. She leads the Jakarta team and contributes to regional initiatives across Southeast Asia that strengthen access to justice, climate resilience, and rights-based local governance. Her work includes advancing RWI’s engagement with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and supporting the development of regional tools on environmental adjudication.
Windi first joined RWI as a Programme Officer, where she focused on localising human rights in the context of the SDGs. She worked closely with local governments, academic institutions, and CSOs to help shape inclusive, rights-based policies—efforts that continue to inform RWI’s work on human rights cities today.
She graduated from Atma Jaya Catholic University (Faculty of Law) in 2010 and began her career at a law office where she led capacity-building programmes on international humanitarian law and human rights for the Indonesian military. After earning her master’s degree in Theory and Practice of Human Rights from the University of Oslo, she served nearly four years as a Human Rights Officer at the ASEAN Secretariat. There, she provided technical and project support to AICHR and ASEAN-IPR across a range of thematic areas, including women and children’s rights, business and human rights, and the rights of persons with disabilities.
When not in the office, Windi enjoys reading, traveling, and is especially fond of spicy food.
Wulan Tangkudung
Wulan holds a bachelor degree in Mass Communication from Universitas Indonesia, a degree in German language from the same University and a postgraduate diploma in Events Management from Switzerland. Wulan has previous work experience as Administrative and Finance department of the 6th ASEAN Para Games, Account and Promotion Executive in FEMINA group and as an Au-pair in Austria.
Yantie Taulu
Yantie holds a diploma in administration and has more than 20 years working experience as an administrator who provides finance, procurement, administrative and other operational support in the planning, design, implementation and supervision.
Prior to joining RWI, she worked for several development aid programs under USAID and DFAT of Government Australia / AusAID; and has extensive knowledge of donor funds’ financial and procurement management systems including budget planning and implementation, financial statement preparation and auditing.
Dhion Gumilang
Dhion Gumilang is an education policy researcher who has extensive experience advising the Indonesian Ministry of Education on national teacher professional development reforms and managing policy coordination nation-wide. His work lies in navigating complex governance structures to improve educational equity and resource allocation in diverse contexts and analyzing the localized political capacities that influence policy outcomes.
Prior to joining RWI, Dhion managed university research grant portfolios and evidence-based education policy development at the Tanoto Foundation and directed crisis response and safeguarding initiatives at Caritas Indonesia. He holds a Master of American Studies from Universitas Gadjah Mada and is also certified in Education on Social Justice from Ateneo de Cagayan.
He is also a Brazillian Jiujitsu practitioner on weekends. He views human rights advocacy much like the “human chess” of BJJ; a discipline where technical strategy, calm under pressure, and the resilience to navigate complex maneuvers are the keys to overcoming the most difficult systemic challenges.
Charlie Meidino Albajili
Charlie Meidino Albajili is a human rights lawyer and researcher with extensive experience advancing human rights and environmental justice in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia.
He spent seven years at the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute, leading collaborative, research-based advocacy that drove major policy reforms. His work included a landmark 2021 court victory on Jakarta’s air pollution, which prompted the government to adopt a human rights-based pollution control plan, and a 2022 court victory on mental health disability discrimination, which spurred reforms to protect the rights of disabled public servants.
Charlie later joined Greenpeace Southeast Asia as an Urban Justice Campaigner, where he built cross-sectoral coalitions and led policy engagement to promote rights-based climate action. He also worked as an expert consultant for several NGOs, including Engage Media, supporting their campaign strategy on the impact of Indonesia’s new penal code on digital freedom, and the TIFA Foundation on strengthening protection for human rights and environmental defenders.
His recent research includes contributions to the Centre for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), focusing on rights-based climate finance and rights-based economy.
He holds a Master of Laws in Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights from the University of Essex, as a Chevening Scholar, and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Parahyangan Catholic University.
Lina Rachmawati
Lina Rachmawati has been working in development project for more than two decades mostly in operational and administrative departments. Lina first joined RWI in 2017, where she worked as a Senior Programme Associate for Regional Asia Pacific Programme.
After gaining additional experience at Internews for STRIDES Project, a project that supports environmental reporting on infrastructure development and its impacts and funded by US Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL), Lina returns to RWI for the Afghanistan Programme to support to Afghan women scholars studying at Indonesian universities with fresh insights and renewed enthusiasm.
In her spare time, Lina enjoys cooking and experimenting with new recipes, cuisines, or flavours.
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