Presidential Candidates and Human Rights
June 16, 2009
Todung Mulya Lubis
Chairman of the Board of Founders of the Indonesian Legal Roundtable
PRESIDENTIAL candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when declaring his re-nomination for the presidency stated Indonesia would continue to show greater respect for human rights. Boediono, named as his vice-presidential candidate, spoke in an encouraging tone. He said, “Indonesia will not revert to power that deprives citizens of human rights, let alone by forc
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