(Sydney) – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto should immediately issue a presidential decree setting up a fact-finding team independent of the military to fully investigate the acid attack against a prominent human rights activist who has criticized the military, Human Rights Watch said today. While the military police have arrested four soldiers in connection with the attack, the Indonesian ar...
This acid attack is part of a troubling pattern in Indonesia, where human rights activists who criticize the military are targeted. The incident raises questions about the military's role in civil affairs and its history of impunity for serious rights violations. The Prabowo administration's actions since taking office in October 2024 have created an atmosphere hostile to civil society, with laws and policies undercutting human rights.
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