HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION DURING MAY RIOTS IN INDONESIA

The following page depicts disturbing, horrible human rights violation occurred during May 13-14 riots in Indonesia.  It includes personal letters, reports, analysis, articles, news, and related organizations and links.

Some personal letters were sent to the designated mailing address set up to collect stories.  Some were originally published in public mailing lists and various web sites.  If you have stories to tell, please send them to "kesaksian@yahoo.com".  This is a way to let the world know what has happened there.  We will regularly update this web page to include your stories.

Personal Letters

• Letter from Anggle Sugianto
• Letter from Christine Susanna (1)
• Letter from Christine Susanna (2)
• Letter from Christine Susanna (3)
• Letter from Ida Sihombing
• Letter from Prihatin Kusumawardani
• Anugerah Pekerti: Victims of Abusive Phallic Power
• Rudy Phen: Ratapan Indonesiaku (Indonesian)
• Petra Kuo: Tanggapan Atas Korban Perkosaan (Indonesian)

Organizations

• Overview: List of Organizations Involved in Helping the Victims
• Pusat Peduli (Indonesian)
• Solidaritas Nusa-Bangsa (Indonesian)
• Human Rights Watch/Asia: Attacks on Ethnic Chinese Women: What You Can Do

Reports

• Volunteer Team for Humanity: Investigative Report

Photos

• Photo of torched bodies

Related Articles and News

• Radio Nederland: Chinese Women Raped during Riot in Jakarta
• Radio Nederland: Pemerkosaan Perempuan Etnis Cina di Jakarta (Indonesian)
• CNN: Reports Allege Organized Raping during Indonesian Riots
• Kompas: Luka Kerusuhan Luka Perempuan (Indonesian)
• Suara Pembaruan: Surat Pembaca: Ngobert Nomen (Indonesian)
• Suara Pembaruan: Perkosaan Brutal untuk Kepentingan Politik Jakarta (Indonesian)
• Suara Pembaruan: Sebagian WNI Etnis Tionghoa Di Jatim Masih Galau (Indonesian)
• D&R: Ita Fatia Nadia, Tim Relawan: "Ini Murni Dari Hati Nurani..." (Indonesian)
• Media Indonesia: Melani Budianta: Saya Kapok Jadi Wanita (Indonesian)
• Pioneer Press: Local Indonesians Lament Situation
• Dallas Morning News: Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia Search for Place in Society
• American Reporter: Accounts of Gang Rape of Chinese Women Emerge from Jakarta Riots
• Asia Week: Yenni Kwok
• Human Rights Watch: Economic Crisis Leads to Scapegoating of Ethnic Chinese
• Jakarta Post: Indonesia's Oppressed Minorites
• Chinese Ready to Make Quick Exit
• Frankfurter Rundschau: Orang-Orang Berseragam (Indonesian)
• NYT: Indonesians Report Widespread Rapes of Chinese in Riots
• NYT: An Old Scourge of War Becomes Its Latest Crime
• WP: How One Jakarta Shop Owner Confronts Prejudice and Death
• BBC: Ethnic Chinese Urged Back to Indonesia
• BBC: Chinese Women in Indonesia Victims of Mass Rape During May Riots
• VOA: Indonesia/Ethnic Chinese

Analysis

• Michael Ocorandi: An Anatomy of the Recent Anti Ethnic-Chinese Riots in Indonesia
• Ben Anderson: Cina di Indonesia (Indonesian)
• Suara Pembaruan: Pdt. Eka Darmaputera: Apa-Apa Yang Tak Boleh Terulang Lagi (Indonesian)
• Suara Pembaruan: Christianto Wibisono: Kebangsaan Vs. Kemanusiaan (Indonesian)
• Suara Pembaruan: Asep Saefuddin: Masalah WNI Keturunan Cina (Indonesian)
• Tempo Interactive: Harry Tjan Silalahi: Nasib Etnis Cina Di Indonesia Seperti Nasib Isteri Kedua (Indonesian)

Links

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