Rights body to settle land conflict

Rights body to settle land conflict

JAMBI: The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM)
will set up a subcommission to settle land disputes, an official
said on Saturday.

Komnas HAM's subcommission head Amidhan revealed that the new
body would involve farmers, fishermen, urban poor and activists
from non-governmental organizations.

"The sub-commission would also be established in regions,"
Amidhan, who is also a member of the People's Consultative
Assembly, said.

He said the sub-commission would handle land disputes which
have caused fatalities such as in Halmahera, Maluku and
Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara. --Antara