Activists from Batu, a hilly town near Malang in East Java, have proposed that a street be named after murdered human rights activist Munir Said Thalib
ctivists from Batu, a hilly town near Malang in East Java, have proposed that a street be named after murdered human rights activist Munir Said Thalib.
“The naming would be a tribute to Munir’s legacy,” human rights activist Raden Ani said on Monday as quoted by kompas.com.
Batu’s activists and residents, Raden said, proposed that a street connecting Sidomulyo village and Pandanrejo village in Bumiaji district be named after the Batu native. Born in Batu on Dec. 8, 1965, Munir was one of the founders of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras).
Young activists and citizens had pitched the idea to the late Batu mayor Imam Kabul in 2007, but did not receive a response.
The idea was recently floated again when the administration announced it would be naming several streets. “Hopefully, this idea and aspiration of youths and citizens will be welcomed by the city administration,” she said.
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