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2,500 Evicted in West Jakarta |
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| What is affected |
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| Type of violation |
Forced eviction Demolition/destruction |
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| Date | 02 October 2003 | ||||||||
| Region | A [ Asia ] | ||||||||
| Country | Indonesia | ||||||||
| Location | Kampung Sawah, Tanjung Duren, West Jakarta | ||||||||
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| Details |
AHRC-Indonesia2003.doc |
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| Forced eviction | |||||||||
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| Demolition/destruction | |||||||||
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| - Number of homes | 520 | ||||||||
| - Total value € | |||||||||
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| Brief narrative |
"On 2 October 2003, 2,500 people of 520 houses in Kampung Sawah, Tanjung Duren, West Jakarta were forcibly evicted by the local government of West Jakarta. 4,500 security officers, police and civilian militia wearing black shirts and ribbons on their arms were involved in the demolition. The local government of West Jakarta plans to cleanse more settlements before the fasting month of Ramadan." ---Extract from Asian Human Rights Commission Appeal FA-39-2003 (http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2003/583/)and Update. (See attached document) | ||||||||
| Costs | € 0 | ||||||||
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