Recent INDONESIA STUDY GROUP Meeting November 20, 2008
Posted by Ross McLeod in Indonesia Study Group.Tags: Human Rights, Indonesia, Komnas HAM
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Meetings are held from 12.30 to 2.00 pm in Seminar Room B, Coombs Building, Fellows Road, ANU (unless otherwise specified).
26 November
Ken Setiawan (Van Vollenhoven Institute, Leiden University)
The Relevance of the Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM)
When in 1993 the Indonesian government announced the establishment of Komnas HAM, it was met with scepticism and even hostility. However, in a short period the Commission became one of the most trusted state institutions. In more recent years, the legitimacy of the Commission has rapidly deteriorated, despite democratic developments and more popular and institutional support for human rights.
This seminar will discuss the development of Komnas HAM in its socio-political context, discuss the factors influencing its performance and what it has and may be able to contribute to the promotion, protection and implementation of human rights in Indonesia.
The committee welcomes suggestions for seminar speakers and topics.
Please contact any of us:
COMMITTEE FOR 2008:
Ed Aspinall x 55915; Greg Fealy x 52302; John McCarthy x50494; Chris Manning x 53885; Ditya Nurdianto x56215, Marcus Mietzner x57241
If you would like to be added to the ISG mailing list, please send your contact details, including your email address, to indonesia.project@anu.edu.au
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