Aceh Under Martial Law: Inside the Secret War (Human Rights Watch Report, December 2003)

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Aceh Under Martial Law:
Inside the Secret War

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The Context of the Current Violations: the Long War in Aceh

Life Under Martial Law

Increased village presence

Targeting young civilian men

Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Violations

Extrajudicial killings

Summary killings during sweeping operations

Abductions leading to deaths

Forced disappearances

Arbitrary detention and lack of due process

Restrictions on freedom of movement

Extortion and restrictions on economic activity

The return of jaga malam: compulsory night guard duty

Displacement and looting

Recommendations

To the Government and Armed Forces of Indonesia

To the Free Aceh Movement (GAM)

To the “Quartet” (U.S., E.U., Japan, World Bank)

To the Malaysian Government

To the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)

To states, such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, providing military assistance or training to Indonesia

December 2003 Vol. 15, No. 10 (C)