Indonesia: Possible prisoners of conscience / fear of torture

Victor Yasadhana, Haris Rusli, Nining, Adjie, Gusti, Nita, Gandung, Jhon, Rubi, Nuraini, Admo, Hikmah, Bambang, Waljiyah, Rubaidah, Tommy, Yudi, Kamal Al Baity, Susi Ifaty, Ima, Eka, Tutut, Gina, Danang: Some 24 students were arrested and several others injured when security forces violently broke up a demonstration in support of the ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Sukarnoputri, held in Yogyakarta, Central Java, on 1 April 1997. There is concern that those arrested may be at risk of torture or ill-treatment in custody, and that they are also possible prisoners of conscience.

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