Indonesia’s Plan for Reparations Hits Snags

Questions remain about program to compensate victims of human rights abuses

By: Chris Fitzgerald

Indonesia’s unprecedented reparations program for victims of past human rights abuses announced by President Joko Widodo in Aceh in June is running into detractors who say the announcement lacked crucial detail, that the number of people eligible hasn’t been disclosed, nor any targets, and that the process for applying for compensati…