Human right activists like the members of KontraS are some of the real heroes of our nation, yet human rights abusers like Suharto are the ones officially granted that title.
Kontras activists risk their life for justice, meanwhile our elected president made many activists 'disappear' in the past. It feels like most of the Indonesian population doesn't know their own country's history well enough.
Great piece, I wrote about this same topic in this article I posted yesterday - before the 4 soldiers were detained.
https://nusafutura.substack.com/p/acid-attack-raises-alarm-over-democratic
Human right activists like the members of KontraS are some of the real heroes of our nation, yet human rights abusers like Suharto are the ones officially granted that title.
Kontras activists risk their life for justice, meanwhile our elected president made many activists 'disappear' in the past. It feels like most of the Indonesian population doesn't know their own country's history well enough.