Indonesia is facing a growing trend of discriminating against the country’s minorities and marginalized communities, activists and a scholar say.
ndonesia is facing a growing trend of discriminating against the country’s minorities and marginalized communities, activists and a scholar have said.
Law and human rights professor Harkristuti Harkrisnowo said there was “a frightening tendency among the people to blame others, including the victims.”
The former official with the Law and Human Rights Ministry argued that the growing culture of “blaming others” was part of the consequences of democracy implemented in Indonesia.
“Democracy caters to the voice of the majority,” Harkristuti said. Unfortunately, she added, the majority’s voice in the country was not in line with human rights principles.
A lack of law enforcement was exacerbating the issue, said Press Council chairman Yosep Adi Prasetyo.
“Law enforcers accommodate the interests of certain groups that commit violence. This allows them to impose their will on other groups in society,” he said. (evi)
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