BERITA UNCHR UNTUK PAPUA2 Latest Media Center Location GENEVA Press releases Special Procedures Indonesia: Stop judicial harassment of human rights defenders – UN expert 26 November 2021 Indonesia must immediately stop using criminal laws to harass four human rights defenders who have spoken out against alleged corruption, Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said today. “I am extremely concerned at the way defamation laws are being used in Indonesia to undermine the right to freedom of opinion and expression,” said Lawlor. “Civil society organisations are being targeted for performing what should be seen as a valuable role in society: ensuring that government and company projects are carried out with good governance in a transparent way, free from corruption, collusion and nepotism. “More generally, defamation should be treated as a civil matter, not a crime,” she added. “A number of UN human rights bodies have repeatedly called for defam...
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