While the world's attention on Indonesia has been focused on the terror trials of the Bali bombers, Indonesia has also been prosecuting a largely hidden war in the northwest province of Aceh. This war has been taking place off the front pages of the world's press and out of reach of human rights or even most humanitarian workers.
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Background Briefing
Indonesia: Aceh in Need of International Humanitarian Access
A Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper
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