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Public Doubt Overshadows the Government

Human Rights Day was marked by public skepticism about the government\'s will and ability to resolve past cases of gross human rights violations

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Activists carry pictures of a number of people who were victims of human rights violations while commemorating International Human Rights Day, an event that was attended by workers and students in Jakarta, Tuesday (10/12/2019). The settlement of human rights violations is among challenges of the government. The public also has high hopes that the settlement of human rights issues will be done through the courts.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Human Rights Day was marked by public skepticism about the government\'s will and ability to resolve past cases of gross human rights violations, with civil society groups responding critically to the government\'s plan to draft the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR) Law.Public skepticism was revealed in the Kompas Research and Development poll on 4-5 Dec. 2019, which involved 512 respondents in 17 major cities in Indonesia. As many as 61.1 percent of respondents said they were uncertain that the government would be able to fully resolve gross human rights violations of the past like the May 1998 riots and the Semanggi I and II incidents.

Regarding the settlement of past cases of gross human rights violations, Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD said that the government planned to propose a KKR Bill for the National Legislation Program 2020. "We have prepared a draft law. It will be ratified in the near future, hopefully this year," he said in Bandung on Tuesday (10/12/2019), after commemorating Human Rights Day.

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