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The attack marks the latest chapter in the long-running land conflict in Tesso Nilo, Riau, stemming from unclear boundaries between conservation areas and community land, as well as disputes over residents’ legal status.
People residing within Tesso Nilo National Park in Riau are demanding that the government allow comanagement of land and plantations with the state-owned PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara instead of evicting them and handing the land to third party companies.
According to the Association for the Study and Development of Community Initiatives (KSPPM), 23 Indigenous communities across five districts surrounding Lake Toba are currently locked in disputes with TPL which is owned by Hong Kong-based investment firm Allied Hill.
According to community representatives, 33 villagers were injured in the clash, including 18 women and one child with a disability. Fourteen people remain hospitalized because of the severity of their injuries.
Experts have lauded the Philippines' commitment to guarantee men and women equal rights to land ownership with the issuance of the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) and the formation of an agrarian reform agency, among other measures, saying the country could be a role model for its Asian peers.
Indonesian civic organizations have pushed President Prabowo Subianto’s administration to fulfill his campaign promise to immediately resolve land conflicts across the archipelago, suggesting that the President take direct action to bypass bureaucratic muddle on the issue.
Rights groups have condemned a clash that erupted on Wednesday between the private security personnel of developer PT MEG and local residents that refuse to leave their land to make way for the Rempang Eco-City development project.
Political will is not enough to ensure the success of agrarian reform, particularly in conflict resolution, and requires the more comprehensive approach of collaborative governance that involves both civil society and vulnerable groups.
