False hope and broken promises

• Verfasst von: Hamid, Usman [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: False hope and broken promises
• Titelzusatz: Jokowi’s human rights agenda - a commentary
• Verf.angabe: Usman Hamid
• Jahr: 2024
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: International quarterly for Asian studies
• Ort Quelle: Heidelberg : Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing, 2017
• Jahr Quelle: 2024
• Band/Heft Quelle: 55(2024), 2, Seite 155-172
• ISSN Quelle: 2566-6878
• DOI: doi:10.11588/iqas.2024.2.27206
• Schlagwörter: (s)Menschenrecht / (s)Menschenrechtspolitik / (s)Regierung / (g)Indonesien
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1903676991
• K10plus-PPN: CATS / Abt. Südasien
• Bibliothek/Idn: SA / m4583871546
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Abstract

Usman Hamid is the Chairperson of the Public Virtue Institute and Director of Amnesty International Indonesia. He is also a lecturer at the Indonesia Jentera School of Law, a human rights lawyer, and a member of the expert council at the Indonesian Bar Association (PERADI-RBA). In 1998, as a student activist at Trisakti University, he became involved in protests that contributed to the fall of the Suharto regime. He subsequently became the coordinator of KontraS, the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence. In 2004, he was appointed to the Presidential Fact-Finding Team that investigated the murder of prominent human rights defender Munir Said Thalib. In 2011, he was appointed to the Presidential Unit for the Supervision of Development, where he reviewed Indonesia’s National Human Rights Action Plan for 2011-2014. This commentary reflects on the unmet expectations of human rights improvements during President Jokowi's two terms in Indonesia. Written from his perspective of a long-time human rights activist, Usman Hamid critiques Jokowi's failure to address key human rights issues, including past violations, minority protections, and civil liberties, despite Jokowis early promises. The author combines personal experiences with an analysis of Jokowi's political compromises and their impact on Indonesia's declining human rights landscape.