Partnership
Srikandi Lestari Foundation’s support of women’s leadership in climate action against fossil fuel extraction in Indonesia
GAGGA
Increased leadership and capacity of village women to act as environmental defenders and advocates speaking out on environmental issues, in particular pollution caused by coal-fired power plants (e.g. Pangkalan Susu coal plant) in their area.
Coal-fired power plant Pangkalan Susu
COALITION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN DEVELOPMENT
In Indonesia, Yayasan Srikandi Lestari – together with affected fishing communities – are taking action against the Pangkalan Susu Coal Power Plant, run by Sinohydro Corporation Limited. Through media campaigns, capacity-building and educational activities, they protect the community’s right to a healthy life and environment.
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Samsul Bahri and Samsir, a father and son who are members of a farmer group in North Sumatra, have been detained since February 10, 2021, on allegedly false charges. Legal advocates have called their arrest a form of criminalization aimed at obstructing the farmer group’s work in rehabilitating mangrove forests and defending land rights in the province’s forest areas.
