Munir during the opening ceremony of
AFAD's Second Congress.

“The struggle against authoritarianism is our struggle for the future, because without democracy, it is impossible to protect people from involuntary disappearances.”

“It is important to join the struggle against impunity and against the practice of involuntary disappearances, not just for our own countries, but also for other countries. We have to be in solidarity with other peoples who struggle for the same cause in other countries…”
 

AFAD members during the solidarity night of the AFAD Second Congress "Strengthen AFAD's Unity Amidst Diversity-A Key to An Effective Human Rights Advocacy"

AFAD Second Congress Participants

“For example, it is important for the Philippines to be in solidarity with people in Kashmir. It is important for the people in Indonesia to be in solidarity with the people in Kashmir and so on. This type of work is very important because we cannot struggle to stop the practice of involuntary disappearances in the future without international solidarity.”

“A very concrete example of solidarity was AFAD members' collective efforts expressed in synchronized pickets in front of the Indian Embassies in Jakarta, Hong Kong, Colombo and other pressure tactics done a year ago.”
 

Munir's acceptance speech as AFAD chairperson

AFAD members take the time out…
a boat ride in Bangkok at night

Taking a break from a serious organizational
discussion during the congress…