The Struggle for Truth and Justice

ICTJ; Hilmar Farid, Rikardo Simarmatra
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This paper summarizes the results of a mapping survey on transitional justice initiatives in Indonesia undertaken by ICTJ from August 2002 to May 2003. While the Indonesian government has created several state agencies and laws to address past cases of violence, it is still plagued by problems of legitimacy and ineffectiveness. The mapping exercise concentrated on organizations and groups that have sought to address: extrajudicial executions and killings; rape and gender-based violence; torture and other inhumane treatments; political detentions and imprisonment; forced disappearances and abductions; and large-scale land expropriations.