Aid for victims of violence

Aid for victims of violence

NORTH ACEH, Aceh: The Indonesian Red Cross, supported by the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), began on
Wednesday distributing basic commodities to victims of violence
in the province.

A media release by the international body said the aid program
targeted 589 villages throughout 26 districts in North Aceh
regency. The same assistance will also be sent to victims of
violence in Pidie and East Aceh regencies.

A fact-finding team established by the North Aceh
administration has made a list of those to receive aid, including
women who lost their husbands to violence, orphans, handicapped
people and victims of rape.

The three provinces were sites of military operations between
1989 and 1998, where military atrocities took place. (01)