National Inquiry into Indigenous Land Conflicts Released
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) last week released the results of the country's first-ever national inquiry into indigenous rights abuses, capping more than a year's probe into the drivers of escalating indigenous land conflicts, which have doubled in recent years.
The findings, released in the form of four books, are the result of Komnas HAM-directed investigations into 40 carefully selected conflicts between indigenous communities and companies in Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Maluku and Papua provinces. The cases involved a series of public hearings that gave company representatives and indigenous persons the chance to air competing grievances.
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) last week released the results of the country's first-ever national inquiry into indigenous rights abuses, capping more than a year's probe into the drivers of escalating indigenous land conflicts, which have doubled in recent years.
The findings, released in the form of four books, are the result of Komnas HAM-directed investigations into 40 carefully selected conflicts between indigenous commu
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