Indonesian students' attitudes towards crimes against humanity, committed between 1965-66, in Indonesia

Abstract

Crimes against humanity were committed during Suharto's 1965-66 rule in Indonesia. Despite amassing a great deal of evidence and confirming the commission of such crimes by, inter alia, the 1965 International People's Tribunal specially established for this purpose, the rulers have consistently refused to take action to explain these crimes, to try and punish those responsible, and to provide reparation and/or compensation to the victims and/or their family members. To this day, officials have never officially acknowledged that such crimes took place at all, and thus have not apologized for committing them.

The purpose of this article is to present the history of the 1965/66 crimes against humanity in Indonesia and how survivors, human rights defenders, academics and artists are fighting for justice, as well as to show the perspective of young people.