Overview

Resisting Indonesia's Culture of Impunity examines the role of Indonesia’s first truth and reconciliation commission—the Aceh Truth and Reconciliation Commission, or KKR Aceh—in investigating and redressing the extensive human rights violations committed during three decades of brutal separatist conflict (1976–2005) in the province of Aceh. The KKR Aceh was founded in late 2016, as a product of the 2005 peace deal between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). It has since faced many challenges—not least from Indonesia’s security forces and former GAM leaders, who have joined together in their determination to maintain impunity for their respective roles in the conflict. Indeed, the commission would not have been established without the tireless work of civil society actors, including non-government organisations and other humanitarian groups. In Resisting Indonesia’s Culture of Impunity, the editors set out to amplify the role of these civil society actors in the KKR Aceh and in transitional justice in Indonesia. Each chapter has been written by a team of authors, composed predominantly of commissioners and staff from the KKR Aceh itself, members of key civil society organisations, and academics. Further, the editors aim to scrutinise the KKR Aceh from the inside and analyse the establishment and operation of what is perhaps the only genuine state-sponsored attempt to implement transitional justice in Indonesia today.

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Author:   Jess Melvin ,  Annie Pohlman ,  Sri Lestari Wahyuningroem
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
Volume:   18
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.535kg
ISBN:  

9781760465834

ISBN 10:   1760465836
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   31 August 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface Notes on contributors Terms and abbreviations List of illustrations The search for truth and justice in Aceh – Jess Melvin, Sri Lestari Wahyuningroem and Annie Pohlman The KKR Aceh and transitional justice in Aceh – Jess Melvin, Indria Fernida, Sri Lestari Wahyuningroem and Annie Pohlman The role of civil society in pushing for truth and repair in Aceh – Evi Narti Zain and Galuh Wandita Transitional justice and political settlement: GAM and the KKR Aceh – Lia Kent and Rizki Amalia Affiat Collecting statements and the public 'hearing testimony' forums – Atikah Nuraini, Dodi Yuniar, Fitriani and Oni Imelva The KKR Aceh’s mapping of torture practices – Muhamad Daud Berueh, Faisal Hadi and Annie Pohlman The KKR Aceh’s documentation of OTK attacks in Bener Meriah, 1999–2002 – Jess Melvin and Azhari Aiyub Memorialisation in the absence of justice in Aceh – Sri Lestari Wahyuningroem and Hendra Saputra Epilogue: leveraging from the local – John Braithwaite Select bibliography

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