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 (a.i.) in Indonesia. She manages activities on localizing human rights in the context of SDGs in Asia Pacific and RWIs engagement with young people in the region. Her multidimensional role also allows her to oversee the national programmes in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights.
She graduated from Atma Jaya Catholic University (Faculty of Law) in 2010 and dedicated the following years working at a law firm targeting capacity building for the Indonesian military. As a committed and passionate young professional, she taught foundational knowledge on international humanitarian law to the Indonesian military.
After obtaining her master’s degree in Theory and Practice of Human Rights from the University of Oslo, she spent almost 4 years as a human rights officer at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. She worked on various thematic areas including children and women’s rights, business human rights, as well as the rights of persons with disabilities. She provided technical support and managed projects for the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR).
When Windi is not in the office, she enjoys reading, traveling, and is very 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.
Danang Aditya Nizar
Danang Aditya Nizar has years of experience working in the international development sector, with various thematic areas such as education, youth engagement, disaster risk reduction, displacement, gender, and sustainable agriculture.
He started his career in the sector with UNOCHA, supporting the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency in preparing the Disaster Risk Management Baseline Status Report, as mandated by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. He also has experience in emergency response, where he was deployed to implement a Displacement Tracking Matrix with IOM during the Mt. Agung eruption in 2017. He was also a certified trainer of camp coordination and camp management modules with IOM.
Danang holds a Master’s degree in Anthropology of Development and Social Transformation from the University of Sussex, UK, with a specialization in refugees, displacement, and humanitarian response.
In his spare time, Danang Aditya Nizar remotely manages a bed and breakfast in Bukittinggi, West Sumatera.
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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