Human Rights Issues In Indonesia

   Indonesia's history at times has had violations of the Human Rights of Man. Some are well known, while others are just passed over as minor incidents eventhough they are important as the bigger events.

    Right now In Indonesia there are quite a few violations of the Human Rights of Man. One of the issues, for example is the banning of the Ahmadiyah faith in Provinces of Indonesia. This is an issue because it violates the right to freedom of religion. Indonesia has 300,000 people foolowing this faith. Attacks against them have been occuring during the years since from when it started in 2005. These attacks have left people wounded and some even dead. According to Jemaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia, he religious groups leader, there are16 provinces and regencies that have issued the anti-Ahmadiyah decrees since 2006. There have been tries to revoke the ban and even the Human Rights Watch has urged countries to call on Indonesia's government to protect these rights.

      

     

    Another issue is the abuse from the military to civilian, criminal and people and how it is down played. In October, there came a 10min. video in a cellphone of a man, Tunaliwor Kiwo, being tortured, beaten and burned by soldiers. Kiwo said that this went on for three days, but apparently military prosecuters thought that this wasn't torture, only an offense of disobeying orders. They only charged three of the six soldiers that were involved and only gave them sentence of eight to ten months. Apparently this three day torture isn't a serious human rights issue and even the President Yudhoyono said that it was a minor incident. This clearly was a violation to article 6 of the declarations of human rights that said no one shall ever be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

News Report of what occured

 

  Most of the human rights issues that are taking place in Indonesia right now have to do with military abuse and the Ahmadiyah religious minority. On Feb.6, another event occured having to do with the Ahmadiyah. A mob of about 1,500 people attacked 20 members of that faith in Cikeusik village, Banten.

 Video of what occured

  Thinking about this issues, you realize that the saddest thing about this is how people will see and hear about this and probably say "oh how bad" and then go on with their lives like nothing is wrong. Sure people say "Why should we care? Its not like we can do anything to help" But the thing is we can. Any little thing would help. We should care for this because you never know if that is going to affect you. Also, you should always be aware of what's happening in the world, otherwise you'd be lost.

Links

Attacks against minority

Human Rights Watch

Military abuse