ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PREFACE: ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS

I. INTRODUCTION

II. RECOMMENDATIONS

III. THE SOEHARTO LEGACY ON CAMPUS: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

• 1965: The Anti-Communist Pogrom
• 1973-74 and 1977-78: Political Controls on Faculty and Students
• The 1990s: The Role of Students and Faculty in the Push for Change
• 1998: The Nationwide Student Protest Movement and the Opening to Democratic Reform
• Conclusion

IV. POLITICAL BACKGROUND CHECKS

V. BOOK CENSORSHIP

VI. THE CRIMINALIZATION OF DISSENT

• Sri Bintang Pamungkas
• The PRD Students

VII. ON-CAMPUS IDEOLOGICAL INDOCTRINATION

VIII. THE BAN ON STUDENT POLITICAL ACTIVITY AND EXPRESSION

IX. MILITARY INTERVENTION ON CAMPUS

X. RESTRICTIONS ON ACADEMIC INQUIRY AND EXPRESSION

• Permits
• Blacklists and Other Restrictions

XI. CONCLUSION

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B

APPENDIX C

APPENDIX D
 

This report was researched and written by Joseph Saunders, associate counsel responsible for academic freedom research at Human Rights Watch. It is based on interviews and materials gathered in Indonesia in September and early October 1997, supplemented by telephone interviews with Indonesian academics, human rights activists, and students in the first six months of 1998. The report was edited by Sidney Jones, Executive Director of the Asia Division at Human Rights Watch, and by Michael McClintock, Deputy Program Director. Production assistance was provided by Tom Kellogg, associate for the Asia division, and Christina Portillo, associate for the Program office.
Human Rights Watch interviewed dozens of academics, university administrators, students, and human rights activists in Indonesia and abroad in preparation of this report. We express our sincere thanks to all of these individuals for sharing their expertise and personal experiences. Researchers and staff at the following Indonesian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) provided invaluable assistance by making resources available to Human Rights Watch and contributing ideas and suggestions for research: Institut Studi Arus Informasi (ISAI), Lembaga Studi dan Advokasi Masyarakat (ELSAM), Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Indonesia (YLBHI), Perhimpunan Bantuan Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia Indonesia (PBHI), the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID), the Pact Indonesia NGO Partnerships Initiative, and Yayasan Persemaian Cinta Kemanusiaan (PERCIK). We also wish to thank the following individuals for their assistance: Sugeng Bahagijo, Daniel Dhakidae, Ben Giai, Ong Hok Ham, Ariel Heryanto, Ifdhal Kasim, P.M. Laksono, Pius Lustrilanang, Sarah Maxim, Dede Oetomo, Adi Prasetjo (Stanley), Kastorius Sinaga, and Ezki Suyanto.
Finally, we acknowledge with appreciation the support of the Ford Foundation and the Merlin Foundation, which provided funding that has enabled Human Rights Watch to pursue academic freedom research and advocacy.
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