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Break the Silence: End five decades of Impunity in Indonesia

One of the worst mass killings in modern days followed a coup by the late Indonesian dictator General Suharto. Despite moves toward democracy, the history of the 1965-66 massacres (up to a million killed in a year) is actively silenced by or with approval of the government. Oscar-nominated documentary “The Look of Silence” vividly examines this problem through eyes and agony of a man who learns painful details of his older brother’s brutal murder. The camera follows him as he interviews perpetrators (at personal risk) and talks to survivors including his own family. Tell President Widodo of Indonesia to end a shameful silence and enforce the law. Tell him 50 years is too long to wait for justice!

⬇ Make Your Voice Heard ⬇

President Joko

Widodo

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More than 50 years after the massacres of 1965-66, survivors of that time and their families remain threatened, marginalized and sometimes living in the same communities as those who terrorized and killed their relatives.

Today meetings or public events about violations that occurred at that time are often attacked by vigilante groups while police fail to intervene.

Today many survivors and their families experience discrimination in the law and in daily life. The Indonesian government has abandoned a generation of survivors, leaving them without the truth, justice and reparations they are entitled to under international law. In all but a few cases the perpetrators of human rights violations walked free.

Komnas HAM (Human Rights Commission) found evidence of widespread human rights violations include crimes against humanity, as defined by the Indonesian Law No. 26/2000 on Human Rights Courts.

President Widodo, I respectfully ask that you move forcefully to bring survivors out of the shadows and that you enforce the law. Half a century is too long to wait for justice.

Kind regards,
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