The Jakarta Post: Government still lacks in protection of rights activists
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The Jakarta Post
Jakarta, Tuesday 25 October 2016
Rights activists have urged the government to increase the protection of rights defenders amid mounting violence against them.
Activists of the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi), Protection International (PI) and Arus Pelangi said their fellow activists across the country had experienced various abuses when fighting for people’s rights.
“Activists are always abused because they are at the forefront of human rights conflicts, so the opposing side always wants to shut them down,” PI activist Cahyadi told The Jakarta Post, adding the government should protect activists.