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Indonesia -- New president - new hope for human rights?
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August 24, 2001
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M2 PRESSWIRE-24 August 2001-AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Indonesia -- New president - new hope for human rights? (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Amnesty International today wrote to the President of Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, urging her to give high priority to the protection and promotion of human rights.
"Amnesty International welcomes the new president's apology for past violations in Aceh and Papua and her stated view that alternatives to violence should be sought to resolve problems. The organization hopes it indicates that she will now take practical and genuine measures to prevent further violations from occurring and provide ...