Monday, June 28, 2010

Human Rights Groups Urge Indonesia to Stop Torture

Human-rights advocates are calling for the Indonesian government to release more than 100 imprisoned political activists and to end its use of torture. Human Rights Watch says it has documented abuse being used to silence peaceful advocates for independence in the Papua and Maluku regions of the country.

Rights activists criticized the Indonesian government for what they say is the arbitrary arrest and torture of political activists in Papua and Maluku.

In a recent report, Human Rights Watch says it has found more than 100 cases of wrongful imprisonment and several cases of prisoners being beaten and injured.

Read more at VOA

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