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Although civil society, especially NGOs, are important in overseeing the government, the issues they voice often do not represent the interests of the people.

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RINI KUSTIASIH/INGKI RINALDI/NIKOLAUS HARBOWO/EDNA C PATTISINA
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People stage a rally to reject the job creation bill in front of the House of Representatives building, Jakarta, Monday (20/1/2020).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Although civil society, especially NGOs, are important in overseeing the government, the issues they voice often do not represent the interests of the people. In addition to the need to deepen the essence of the issue in order to make them more relevant to the public, civil society also needs to evaluate their activities to ensure they are in line with current challenges.

Such a narrative emerged from the self-criticism of a number of NGO activists during an interview with Kompas and from the Kompas Research and Development poll at the end of February 2020. According to the poll, 51.4 percent of respondents thought that the issues voiced by NGOs did not represent the interests of the public at large. However, 86.3 percent of respondents considered the civil society movement needed to oversee government activities.

Editor:
Syahnan Rangkuti
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