Olin Monteiro

Olin Monteiro is an Indonesian writer, researcher, editor, and women’s rights activist whose work spans publishing, documentary production, and gender policy.Olin Monteiro is an Indonesian writer, researcher, editor, and women’s rights activist whose work spans publishing, documentary production, and gender policy. Active since the 1990s, she has worked across women’s NGOs and human rights organisations, and has volunteered with the Indonesian Women’s Peace Network and ArtsforWomen Indonesia since 2004. In 2006 she founded PBP Publishing, an independent press dedicated to women’s voices, alongside a range of feminist forums, gender training programmes, and advocacy networks campaigning against sexual violence. She is currently conducting research into arts, culture, and documentary film in Maluku and beyond.

Olin Monteiro adalah penulis, peneliti, editor, dan aktivis hak perempuan asal Indonesia. Karyanya mencakup dunia penerbitan, produksi film dokumenter, dan isu kebijakan gender. Sejak 1990-an, ia aktif di berbagai organisasi perempuan dan hak asasi manusia, termasuk Indonesian Women’s Peace Network dan ArtsforWomen Indonesia sejak 2004. Pada 2006, ia mendirikan PBP Publishing, penerbit independen yang berfokus pada suara perempuan, serta terlibat dalam berbagai forum feminis, pelatihan gender, dan jaringan advokasi melawan kekerasan seksual. Saat ini, Olin melakukan riset tentang seni, budaya, dan film dokumenter di Maluku dan sejumlah wilayah lain di Indonesia.