Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence
Indonesian human rights organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Indonesian: Komisi untuk Orang Hilang dan Korban Tindak Kekerasan (KontraS)) is an Indonesian human rights organization established in 1998 to investigate forced disappearances and acts of violence. It was founded by human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, who in 2004 was poisoned on a flight to Amsterdam.[1][2]
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Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence | |
Komisi untuk Orang Hilang dan Korban Tindak Kekerasan | |
Predecessor | Independent Human Rights Monitor Commission (KIP-HAM) |
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Formation | March 20, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03-20) |
Founder | Munir Said Thalib |
Headquarters | Jakarta |
Chairperson | Galuh Wandita |
Affiliations | International Federation for Human Rights, International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty |
Website | kontras.org |
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