Although the change of leadership in Indonesia has been meant changes, significant barriers to citizens? exercise of basic rights continue to exist.

A homepage built to gather links and resources on Aceh, emphasizing on the human right abuse and opression on Acehnese separatists.

The Indonesian Page of People Movement for Justice and Democracy.

Discrimination against East Timor. Discrimination against Chinese.

Human rights developments shown in Indonesia by Habibie's decision to let east Timor go independent. A giant leap which should be followed by other "developed" countries controlling native people, like the Aussie aborigins and the north Ireland sectarians.

Conflict in Aceh, the resource-rich region on the northern tip of Sumatra, stemming from the government's failure to prosecute past abuses; failure to reduce a hated military presence; and diversion of locally-produced revenues to Jakarta.

In this press background Human Rights Watch urges that the cease-fire agreement be followed by a peace process in which justice and protection of civilians are top priorities. Human rights conditions have taken a significant turn for the worse in Aceh in the past six months. Civilians continue to be caught in the middle of conflict between government troops and rebels belonging to the Free Aceh Movement.

The Post-Suharto Period.