SMS: Human rights protection

Thu, 03/27/2008 12:07 AM  |  Opinion

Rights protection is a must, but our government seems not to take it seriously.
EFBE
Bandung

If I told you what I thought about human rights in Indonesia, I'd probably get deported by some generals.
DIEDERIK
Jakarta

Human rights is not respected in our country. Many are screaming out for their rights to life, education, security or shelter. What is the government doing?
DAHLIA
Bandung

The image of human rights protection in Indonesia will never improve unless we are able to resolve human rights tragedies of the past.
FAJAR JAJULI
Bandung

What protection? I don't see it...
NICHOLAS
Jakarta

Indonesia gets minus points for human rights protection. If the government really cared about it, there would be no abuse of children, no killings of rights campaigners, fewer beggars and jobless people and less corruption and poverty.
YOSEVA SILAEN
East Jakarta

Hell to human rights* It's tearing our country apart*
IGNATIUS
Samarinda, East Kalimantan

Our beloved country is not serious about protecting human rights because the law is not upheld seriously.
HABIBURRAHMAN
Yogyakarta

Indonesia does not protect human rights. Law enforcers do not have a conscience. They are more afraid of losing their jobs than of facing Judgment Day. But the police and military have been trying to change.
HERIYATI
Yogyakarta

Indonesia fails to protect rights of its citizens. According to the Human Development Report 2007, Indonesia ranks 107th of 177 countries. This is really disgraceful. I hope the government gives serious attention to the rights of citizens.
BONAR SILALAHI
Bandung

Government officials say human rights protection has been getting better, but ordinary people who don't have bargaining power do not feel their rights have been protected. If we want to make identity cards or other documents, for example, we must pay more than what is stated in official tariffs.
ENDANG PURNAMA
Yogyakarta

Human rights are universal values so it is strange if our country does not care about them. Unfortunately, many think sacrificing one person is tolerable for the benefit of many. This is a problem in protecting human rights.
JOKO SUKISNO
Bogor, West Java

I think human rights protection in Indonesia is very bad. We see on TV and read in newspapers there are so many victims of human rights violations in many cities. Local governments evict street vendors from their workplaces violently. Government officials even destroy their stalls they use for vending. Meanwhile, the government always protects rich and powerful people.
WAHYU SUNYOTO JATI
Yogyakarta

Indonesia doesn't have a good human rights record. Many cases of human rights abuses including those in Talang Sari, Kedung Ombo, Tanjung Priok and Semanggi which have not been resolved. Our government is not concerned about those cases.
JULIA SITI RACHMANI
Yogyakarta

We must lobby the importance of human rights protection so more and more people are brave enough to come forward and report human rights violations.
ROMMEL
Yogyakarta

There is no human rights protection in Indonesia because many important cases are still kept secret. Similarly, this occurs in a number of corruption cases.

Therefore, as a nation, Indonesia cannot progress significantly.
ROBERT
Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara

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