Responding to the President's State of the Nation address today at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) annual session, Amnesty International Indonesia's (AII) Executive Director Usman Hamid said:
"The president's speech lacked any resolution for past gross human rights violations or defence reform. Yet, these are crucial national agendas amidst rampant authoritarian practices and global geostrategic tensions. The military's involvement in domestic civilian affairs has fuelled new problems, such as agrarian conflicts, land disputes and violence, and has distanced the military from developing a modern defence posture.
"The president's speech lacked any resolution for past gross human rights violations or defence reform. Yet, these are crucial national agendas amidst rampant authoritarian practices and global geostrategic tensions. The military's involvement in domestic civilian affairs has fuelled new problems, such as agrarian conflicts, land disputes and violence, and has distanced the military from developing a modern defence posture.
