HRW 2013 Report on Indonesia
Posted by Amtul Q Farhat
Indonesia: Confront Intolerance in 2013
Phelim Kine, deputy Asia director
Indonesia’s growing regional prominence is being held back by the government’s failure to confront intolerance of the country’s diverse political and religious views. To join the ranks of rights-respecting countries, the Indonesian government needs to act to protect the rights of all its citizens.
Soldiers walk past a burnt mosque belonging to an Ahmadiyah follower in Ciampea village of Indonesia’s West Java province
(London) – Indonesian authorities throughout 2012 failed to defend threatened religious minorities and imprisoned peaceful activists for their political views, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2013.
In its 665-page report, Human Rights Watch assessed progress on human rights during the past year in more than 90 countries, including an analysis of the aftermath of the Arab Spring.
The Indonesian government should enforce laws protecting religious freedom, and review hundreds of discriminatory local bylaws that victimize women and religious minorities, Human Rights Watch said. It should also release the dozens of political prisoners, mostly Papuan and Moluccan activists, imprisoned for peaceful dissent, Human Rights Watch said.
Posted by Amtul Q Farhat
on February 1, 2013. Filed under Asia,Human Rights,Indonesia.
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fadhal husban
February 1, 2013 at 10:37 pm
Salam. Alhamdulillah, generaly our condition are very good. There are many change of policy of government. Only several region are still acknowledge bad rule to us.
Rafiq A. Tschannen
February 1, 2013 at 10:38 pm
Alhamdolillah! Nice to hear…
Amtul Q Farhat
February 2, 2013 at 1:46 am
@ fadhal husban
Thanks. This is an excellent piece of information. I will appreciate if you could kindly tell us more about the change of policies the government has made for Ahmadis in Indonesia. It is nice to hear about good news and we love to project it on TMT.