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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has acknowledged "gross human rights violations"

Indonesia Human Rights Abuses

Indonesian President Joko Widodo delivers a speech at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. AP Credit: Muchlis Jr/AP

President Widodo has conceded his nation committed gross human rights violations on 12 occasions most notably during and after the take over by former President Suharto in 1965.


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By Claudia Farhart

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President Widodo has conceded his nation committed gross human rights violations on 12 occasions most notably during and after the take over by former President Suharto in 1965.


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