Indonesia: student and workers demonstration was dispersed during Education day
Event- Country
- Indonesia
- Initial Date
- May 3, 2021
- Event Description
The Advocacy Team for democracy reported allegations of procedural violations, unlawful acts committed by Polda Metro Jaya in the 2021 National Education Day Action (Hardiknas). Quoted from the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) website, aid Hukum.or.id, Saturday (29/5/ 2021), during the Education Day Action (Hardiknas), last May 3, 2021, the police force dispersed the mass of action consisting of students, students and workers. The dispersal was carried out at 17.00 WIB when student representatives were having an audience with the Director General of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and Culture. “Police officers dispersed by means of violence and intimidation to the participants of the action. At that time, 9 participants in the action were arrested and named as suspects.
- Impact of Event
- 10
- Gender of HRD
- Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Intimidation and Threats
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- Offline
- Right to liberty and security
- Right to Protest
- HRD
- Labour rights defender
- Student
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On May 3, 2021, students and protesters were arrested and intimidated by the police as they were demonstrating on education day in Jakarta, Indonesia