UNITED Nations Special Representative for Human Rights Affairs, Hina Jilani, listened intently to the comments of the speakers who converged at Goethe Haus in Jakarta on Thursday, two weeks ago. Filling the auditorium were scores of activists, both foreign and Indonesian.

That day, they had come to attend the public hearing and to convey their reports to Jilani. Speakers were given five minutes each, and if they went beyond the time limit, they w