“With a clear, genuine mind and conscience, I as a head of state acknowledge that there were gross human rights violations that did happen in many events,” Indonesian President Joko Widodo said.
place in his country’s past, including tIn one of the darkest periods of Indonesia’s history, some historians and activists have estimated at least 500,000 people were killed
Students leading the protests were targeted and there were also many victims during this period from the Chinese community, a minority in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country and sometimes resented for their perceived wealth. The president also cited human rights violations in the restive region of Papua, noting his acknowledgment came after reading the results received from a team he formed in 2022 to investigate these violations.
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