Human Rights Watch: Religious Intolerance, Discriminatory Regulations Against Minorities in Indonesia
October 30, 2024
October 30, 2024
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
By Andreas Harsono
On August 16, 1945, the day after Japan surrendered to the Allied Forces in World War II, a 21-member independence preparation committee finished debating Indonesia's proposed new constitution in Jakarta, the former Dutch colonial capital of Batavia. The debate was about whether an independent Indonesia should be an Islamic state or a secular one.
The committee reached a c . . .
By Andreas Harsono
On August 16, 1945, the day after Japan surrendered to the Allied Forces in World War II, a 21-member independence preparation committee finished debating Indonesia's proposed new constitution in Jakarta, the former Dutch colonial capital of Batavia. The debate was about whether an independent Indonesia should be an Islamic state or a secular one.
The committee reached a c . . .