Precedence: bulk JOINT STATEMENT KOMNAS HAM (National Commission on Human Rights) KOMNAS PEREMPUAN (National Comission of Women) SERUNI SOLIDARITAS PEREMPUAN (Women's Solidarity) KALYANAMITRA YAYASAN LEMBAGA KONSUMEN INDONESIA (Consumer's Rights Foundation) INFID WALHI KOALISI PEREMPUAN INDONESIA (Coalition of Indonesian Women) MASYARAKAT PROFESIONAL UNTUK DEMOKRASI (Professionals for Democracy) YAYASAN LOTUS LBH APIK (Women's Legal Aid Foundation) WANITA KATHOLIK (Catholic Women) STAF PENGAJAR IPB BOGOR (Teaching Staff, Bogor Institute of Agriculture) JARINGAN MITRA PEREMPUAN (Women's Organisations Network) URBAN POOR CONSORTIUM BIRO WANITA PERSEKUTUAN GEREJA INDONESIA (Women's Bureau of the Indonesian Churches Association) FATAYAT NU (Nahdlatul Ulama Young Women's Organisation) SPEAK SOLIDARITAS PROFESIONAL UNTUK REFORMASI (Solidarity of Professionals for Reform) GERAKAN SARJANA JAKARTA (JAKARTA University Graduates Movement) MASYARAKAT PROFESIONAL INDONESIA (Society of Indonesian Professionals) In view of the violence that has taken place and the victims who have fallen in relation to the passage of the Emergency Laws (UU PKB) on 23 September l999, collectively and jointly, we demand: 1. That the President instruct the end of violence by all sides. 2. That the President issue a statement to the people of Indonesia that he as President of the Republic of Indonesia will not sign the UU PKB. These two statements are to be broadcast nation-wide through all the mass media, today, Friday 24 September l999. We issue this demand in the name of humanity, to uphold justice and human rights, and for the well-being of the nation. Jakarta, 24 September l999 ---------- SiaR WEBSITE: http://apchr.murdoch.edu.au/minihub/siarlist/maillist.html
