A Catholic mother prays for an end to Indonesia s other pandemic Maria Catarina Sumarsih s faith gives her strength as she seeks justice for her son s death more than 20 years ago
Maria Catarina Sumarsih, the mother of a university student who was killed during riots in Jakarta in 1998, stands in front of the state palace in Jakarta. (Photo supplied)
Maria Catarina Sumarsih keeps hoping that she will win justice for her son s death more than 20 years ago.
Every Thursday since 2007, the 69-year-old mother usually stands holding a black umbrella with the families of other victims in front of the state palace in Jakarta in the so-called Aksi Kamisan (Thursday rally) to demand the government resolve human rights violations.
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Activists in Indonesia have lauded the government’s decision to ban public schools from making religious attire mandatory.
The government’s signing of the decree on religious attire in school dress codes came a few weeks after a school in West Sumatra province forced non-Muslim female students to wear a hijab.
The issue captured national attention because of a protest by the parents of one of the girls, news of which spread on social media.
Activists in Indonesia have lauded the government’s decision to ban public schools from making religious attire mandatory, a move that followed national outrage over non-Muslim students being forced to wear a hijab.
Indonesian school in hot water over headscarf rule Video of Christian father objecting to rule being forced on daughter sparks religious freedom row
A school in Padang, Indonesia, has sparked controversy by requiring non-Muslim girls to wear headscarves. (Photo: Aman Rochman/AFP)
A video of an argument between a Christian parent and a teacher at a state-run vocational high school that recently went viral on social media has raised concerns over religious freedom in Indonesia s mainstream educational institutions.
In the video, Elianu Hia, a Protestant, took issue with a school rule that required his first-grade daughter to wear a headscarf.
Published on: Wednesday, December 23, 2020
By: Antara News
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Human Right Commissioner Beka Ulung Hapsara on Dec 21, 2020, examines one of the three cars used by Police during the shooting of six FPI members. ANTARA FOTO/Aditya Pradana Putra/aww. (ANTARA/ADITYA PRADANA PUTRA)
JAKARTA: The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has asked National Police to allow it to question policemen over the shooting of FPI members and examine the vehicles used by cops and FPI members on that day.
“To this end, the commission has written to chief of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Directorate, Coms.Gen.Listyo Sigit Prabowo, to notify him about the scheduled questioning session,” Komnas HAM chairman Ahmad Taufan Damanik said.