History

A Victim’s Personal Recollection and Demand for Justice: Indonesia and the 1965 Massacres By , July 22, 2016

Carmel Budiardjo shares her personal experience in the aftermath of 1965 and comments on the influences that led her to create TAPOL.

One year ago today, Indonesia’s National Commission on Human Rights, Komnas HAM, published a landmark report on its …

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