Between citizenship and human rights: the struggle for justice after Indonesia’s 1965 mass violence
Since the authoritarian New Order regime ended in May 1998, human rights activists and survivors have campaigned for successive governments in Indonesia to address the needs of survivors of the 1965–1966 anti-communist violence. The article traces the changing strategies of activists and survivors i...
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| description | Since the authoritarian New Order regime ended in May 1998, human rights activists and survivors have campaigned for successive governments in Indonesia to address the needs of survivors of the 1965–1966 anti-communist violence. The article traces the changing strategies of activists and survivors in this campaign. In the early democratic period from 1998 to 2004, Indonesian activists sought to transform ideas of citizenship into an inclusive one, embracing and restoring the rights of former political prisoners. However, Indonesian government inaction on past human rights abuses forced them to reconsider their strategy. It propelled them back to a historical practice under the New Order of calling on external allies, including international human rights organizations, to highlight the state’s failure to protect citizens’ rights. The reliance on international partners and norms, however, also implies accepting a limitation on the ambition of human rights activism, since enforcement remains in national governments’ hands. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-868672021-12-16T06:29:45Z Between citizenship and human rights: the struggle for justice after Indonesia’s 1965 mass violence Hearman, Vannessa Social Sciences Political Science Government & Law Human rights citizenship 1965 anti-communist violence Indonesia ACTIVISM Since the authoritarian New Order regime ended in May 1998, human rights activists and survivors have campaigned for successive governments in Indonesia to address the needs of survivors of the 1965–1966 anti-communist violence. The article traces the changing strategies of activists and survivors in this campaign. In the early democratic period from 1998 to 2004, Indonesian activists sought to transform ideas of citizenship into an inclusive one, embracing and restoring the rights of former political prisoners. However, Indonesian government inaction on past human rights abuses forced them to reconsider their strategy. It propelled them back to a historical practice under the New Order of calling on external allies, including international human rights organizations, to highlight the state’s failure to protect citizens’ rights. The reliance on international partners and norms, however, also implies accepting a limitation on the ambition of human rights activism, since enforcement remains in national governments’ hands. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86867 10.1080/13621025.2018.1445492 English ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD restricted |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Political Science Government & Law Human rights citizenship 1965 anti-communist violence Indonesia ACTIVISM Hearman, Vannessa Between citizenship and human rights: the struggle for justice after Indonesia’s 1965 mass violence |
| title | Between citizenship and human rights: the struggle for justice after Indonesia’s 1965 mass violence |
| title_full | Between citizenship and human rights: the struggle for justice after Indonesia’s 1965 mass violence |
| title_fullStr | Between citizenship and human rights: the struggle for justice after Indonesia’s 1965 mass violence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Between citizenship and human rights: the struggle for justice after Indonesia’s 1965 mass violence |
| title_short | Between citizenship and human rights: the struggle for justice after Indonesia’s 1965 mass violence |
| title_sort | between citizenship and human rights: the struggle for justice after indonesia’s 1965 mass violence |
| topic | Social Sciences Political Science Government & Law Human rights citizenship 1965 anti-communist violence Indonesia ACTIVISM |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86867 |