Human rights and Maluku tragedy

Human rights and Maluku tragedy

From Pikiran Rakyat

I can sense the reason why the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the government are rather slow in taking immediate and firm action to stop the killings in Maluku. Perhaps they are afraid of being accused of violating human rights in the region. Declaring a state of emergency in conflict-stricken Maluku would obviously save many lives and would also curb the spread of violence.

It is very probable that the country does not possess a solid intelligence network so that the government has difficulty designing an accurate policy to solve the Maluku tragedy.

Sadder still, the National Commission on Human Rights has not visited the area to assess the situation and take concrete action in view of human rights violations. What has happened to you folks? What have you done about the human tragedy in Maluku? Please stop talking and do something concrete about it.

JAMHARI

Tasikmalaya, West Java