Activists hope for repeal of decree banning Indonesians with family links to communists from government jobsCalls for the Indonesian government to launch a truth and reconciliation process to address the slaughter of half a million suspected communists in the 1960s are growing ahead of a planned government-funded discussion of the atrocities next week.
Human rights activists are hopeful the two-day symposium in Jakarta on 18-19 April will lead to the repeal of a decree banning Indonesians with any family ties to the former Indonesian Communist party (PKI) from government jobs and positions with the military and police.
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Source: theguardian.com