Declaration
ASIA‐AFRICAPEOPLESCONFERENCE2015
“60 years of Asian‐Africa Conference and beyond: Asia‐Africa towards the
visionandreactualisationoftheSpiritofAsia‐AfricainaMultipolarWorld”
We,
Peoples of Asia Africa,
CivilsocietyofAsiaAfrica,
WomenandmenofAsiaAfrica,
Groups and communites of Asia‐Africa,
RecallingtheAsia‐AfricaConference 1955whichembodiedthespiritofemancipationandsolidarityacross
Asia‐Africa,
Reaffirming thatpeace,justiceanddevelopmenthavebeenbornedoutofthespiritofAsia‐AfricaConference
1955,andthat have been deeply enshrinedin chartersof nations andcitizens of Asia Africa, bethosein
constitutionandinregionalcooperations,
Recognising that solidarity and emancipation of Asia‐Africa nations is very fundamental in making the
worldliveableandpossibleforallhumankind,
Gravely concerned that conflicts and violences, food crisis, destruction of natural resources, deprivation
and depossession, shrinking role and obligation of state, domination of corporations, marginalisation
towardsminorities,allofthoseposescriticalchallengetotheworldofall,
Convinced that Asia‐Africa nations, in which civil society of Asia Africa play a very strong role, shall
reinvegoratingthespiritofAsiaAfrica:
Declares that peoples of Asia‐Africa shall reasserting the control to decision making of present state’s,
regional’s and world’s affairs, be it through constitutional rights in each of nations, and through larger
humanrightsadvocacyintheregionandaroundtheworld,
Declares that peoples of Asia‐Africa shall be in the heart of recapacitation of state, fully understandingthat
it is fundamental to fleshen out the ethical basis of independence of nations, fully determining thatstate
shall rein to economic affairs, especially where now corporations imposing their own rein to mosthuman
affaris,
Declares that peoples of Asia‐Africa shall strive on responding to destruction of natural resources, and
shallputrelevantsgovernmentsaccountableandputcorporationsresponsibletothosedestructions.
Declares that peoples of Asia‐Africa shall embody the promotion and protection of human rights. These
very rights recognised by international norms and protects the integrity of life of human in time of
conflictandofpeace.TheseshallbealsothebasisfortheroleofpeoplesofAsiAfricaonconstructivework
onprogressiverealisationofcivilandpoliticalrights,andeconomic,socialandculturalrights.
Declares thatpeoplesofAsia‐Africashallcallforinternationalefforttorespondtopresentarmedconflict
and its impact, including of refugees, money laundering, summary executions, hungers, and different
formsofdeprivation.
DeclaresthatpeoplesofAsia‐Africashallstriveonrespondingtochallengeofinequalityinpresetsociety.
Inequality, including those of social and economic, mock the ideals of human dignity. The peoples of
Asia Africa are determined on reasserting the rights‐based development and social justice at its very
advocacy.
Jakarta,18thApril2015
Organizations: Asosiasi Petani Indonesia (API), Asosiasi Pendamping Perempuan Usaha Kecil(APPUK),
Bina Desa, Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ), International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development
(INFID), IHCS, Jaringan Anti Tambang (JATAM), KONTRAS, Koalisi PerempuanIndonesia (KPI), KRUHA,
Migrant Care, Sawit Watch, Serikat Petani Indonesia (SPI), WALHI.