A/HRC/19/58
Indonesia
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of the
period under
review
Cases clarified during the period
under review: 0
Cases transmitted to the
Government during the period
under review: 0
Cases sent under
the urgent action
procedure
Cases sent
under the
standard
procedure
Government
Non-governmental
sources
Number of
outstanding cases
at the end of the
year under review
0
0
0
0
162
162
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
Multiple replies on some cases
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
N/A
0
0
Urgent appeal
N/A
Government response
N/A
General allegation
Yes
Government response
No
Prompt intervention letter
N/A
Government response
N/A
Working Group request for a visit
Yes
Invitation extended
No
285. All outstanding cases were retransmitted and, regrettably, no response was received
from the Government. A summary of the situation in the country appears in A/HRC/4/41.
General allegations
Summary of the general allegation
286. The Working Group received information from credible sources concerning obstacles
encountered in the implementation of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from
Enforced Disappearance in Indonesia. This information was transmitted to the Government
on 13 January 2011, after the Working Group’s ninety-second session.
287. It was reported that, between 1997 and 1998, a number of students and other activists
who opposed the former President Suharto’s New Order regime were victims of enforced
disappearance in Indonesia. According to the source, while nine of the students originally
abducted were released later (Pius Lustrilanang, Desmon J Mahesa, Haryanto Taslam,
Mugiyanto, Aan Rusdianto, Faisol Reza, Rahardja Waluya Jati, Nezar Patria and Andi
Aref), 13 remain disappeared: Suyat, Yani Afri, Sonny, M. Yusuf, Noval Alkatiri, Dedy
Hamdun, Ismail, Bimo Petrus, Abdun Naser, Hendra Hambali, Ocok Siahaan, Yadin
Muhidin and Wiji Thukul. However, according to the source, no effective measures are
being undertaken to investigate these cases.
288. Reportedly, in October 2006, the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas
HAM) released the results of an inquiry that made reference to numerous human rights
violations against these activists, including torture and enforced disappearance, and
requested reparations for the victims and their families. The report was later submitted to
the Attorney General, to investigate the alleged crimes.
289. The source informed the Working Group that the Attorney General did not follow up
the recommendations made by Komnas Ham because he argued that, according to article 43
of Law No. 26/2000, the establishment of an ad hoc Human Rights Court by the Parliament
was a precondition to any investigation. However, the source indicated that, in previous
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