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