Introduction

1.1 Regional Human Rights Situation

The past year has seen the continuing reign of impunity in countries where AFAD has presence. This, despite efforts of human rights and victims’ organizations to call for State accountability to enforced disappearance cases and other human rights violations. In Indonesia, for instance, the end of President Jokowi’s second year in office found him failing yet again to fulfil his promise of pursuing justice for the myriad atrocities perpetrated by the Suharto regime. Instead, he promoted perpetrators of these past crimes to top government positions.